NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
            NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS
            
                
            
        
    
            NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
            
                $129
            
        
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                             16 Shaders 
                            512MB DDR2 
                            540MHz 
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                             16 Shaders 
                            512MB DDR2 
                            450MHz 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            0.04 TOPS 
                            INT32 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            0.03 TOPS 
                            INT32 
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                             FP32 
                            40 GFLOPS 
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                             FP32 
                            30 GFLOPS 
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                             Form Factor 
                            PCIe Card 
                            1.0-Slots 
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                             Form Factor 
                            PCIe Card 
                            1.0-Slots 
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                             TDP 
                            47W 
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                             TDP 
                            45W 
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                                         GB6 OpenCL N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 OpenCL N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Metal N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Metal N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Vulkan N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Vulkan N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 OpenCL N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 OpenCL N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 CUDA N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 CUDA N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 Metal N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 Metal N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 Vulkan N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 Vulkan N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT 2020.1 N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT 2020.1 N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT Metal N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT Metal N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            0.04 TOPS
                                         
                                        
                                            INT32
                                         
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            0.03 TOPS
                                         
                                        
                                            INT32
                                         
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                                            FP32
                                         
                                        
                                            40 GFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP32
                                         
                                        
                                            30 GFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            INT32
                                         
                                        
                                            0.04 TOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
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                                            INT32
                                         
                                        
                                            0.03 TOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            4.32 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            1.8 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            4.32 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            3.6 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            NVIDIA
                                        
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            NVIDIA
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            NVIDIA
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            NVIDIA
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            Tesla
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            Tesla
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            GeForce 8000
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Family 
                                        
                                            GeForce 8000
                                        
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                                         Codename 
                                        NV84 
                                        G84 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Codename 
                                        NV86 
                                        G86 
                                        Variant 
                                        G86-300-A2 
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| 
                                         Market Segment 
                                        Desktop 
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Desktop 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        4/1/2007 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        4/17/2007 
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                                         Foundry 
                                        TSMC 
                                        - 
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                                         Foundry 
                                        TSMC 
                                        - 
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                                         Fabrication Node 
                                        80nm 
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                                         Fabrication Node 
                                        80nm 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        169 mm² 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        127 mm² 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        289 Million 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        210 Million 
                                        - 
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                                         Transistor Density 
                                        1.71M/mm² 
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                                         Transistor Density 
                                        1.65M/mm² 
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| 
                                         Form 
                                        PCIe Card 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Form 
                                        PCIe Card 
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| 
                                         Shading Units 
                                        16 Shaders 
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Shading Units 
                                        16 Shaders 
                                        - 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        8 TMUs 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        8 TMUs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        8 ROPs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        4 ROPs 
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                                         Streaming Multiprocessors 
                                        2 SMs 
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                                         Streaming Multiprocessors 
                                        2 SMs 
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                                         - 
                                        1180MHz Shader 
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                                        540MHz 
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                                         - 
                                        900MHz Shader 
                                        - 
                                        450MHz 
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                                         L1 
                                        - 
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                                        Unknown 
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                                         L1 
                                        - 
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                                        Unknown 
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                                         L2 
                                        64KB Shared 
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                                         L2 
                                        32KB Shared 
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                                         512MB 
                                        DDR2 
                                        - 
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                                         512MB 
                                        DDR2 
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                                         Bus Width 
                                        128Bit 
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                                         Bus Width 
                                        128Bit 
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                                         Clock 
                                        400MHz 
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        800MT/s 
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        12.8GB/s 
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                                         Clock 
                                        400MHz 
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        800MT/s 
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        12.8GB/s 
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                                         TDP 
                                        47W 
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                                         TDP 
                                        45W 
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                                         1x VGA 
                                        1x S-Video 
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                                        1x DVI-I Dual-Link 
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                                         1x VGA 
                                        1x S-Video 
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                                        1x DVI-I Dual-Link 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        2560x1600 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        2560x1600 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
                                        - 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
                                        - 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        2 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        2 
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                                         No Encoders 
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                                         No Decoders 
                                        
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                                         No Decoders 
                                        
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                                         Direct X 
                                        11 
                                        Direct 3D 
                                        10_0 
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                                         Direct X 
                                        11 
                                        Direct 3D 
                                        10_0 
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                                         OpenGL 
                                        3.3 
                                        OpenCL 
                                        1.1 
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                                         OpenGL 
                                        3.3 
                                        OpenCL 
                                        1.1 
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                                         Shader Model 
                                        4.0 
                                        CUDA 
                                        1.1 
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                                        PureVideo HD 
                                        VP2 
                                        VDPAU 
                                        Feature Set A 
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                                         Shader Model 
                                        4.0 
                                        CUDA 
                                        1.1 
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                                        PureVideo HD 
                                        VP2 
                                        VDPAU 
                                        Feature Set A 
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                                         Slots Required 
                                        1.0 
                                        PCIe Version 
                                        1.0 
                                        PCIe Lanes 
                                        16 
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                                         Slots Required 
                                        1.0 
                                        PCIe Version 
                                        1.0 
                                        PCIe Lanes 
                                        16 
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                                         Multi GPU Support 
                                        Supported 
                                        Type 
                                        2-way SLI 
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                                         Multi GPU Support 
                                        Supported 
                                        Type 
                                        2-way SLI 
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                                         Height 
                                        111 mm (4.37 in) 
                                        Width 
                                        229 mm (9.02 in) 
                                        Depth 
                                        20 mm (0.79 in) 
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