GeForce 8600 GS vs GeForce 8500 GT

GeForce 8600 GS
GeForce 8500 GT
16 Shaders
512MB DDR2
540MHz
16 Shaders
512MB DDR2
450MHz
FP32
0.04 TFLOPS
FP32
0.03 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
TDP
47W
TDP
45W
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Tesla
Architecture
Tesla
Family
GeForce 8000
Family
GeForce 8000
Codename
NV84
G84
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Codename
NV86
G86
Variant
G86-300-A2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
4/1/2007
Release Date
4/17/2007
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
Shading Units
16 Shaders
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Shading Units
16 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
8 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
8 TMUs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
Render Output Units
4 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
2 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
2 SMs
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1180MHz Shader
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540MHz
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900MHz Shader
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450MHz
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FP32
0.04 TFLOPS
FP32
0.03 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.01 TFLOPS
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FP64
0 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
4.32 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
1.8 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
4.32 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
3.6 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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Unknown
L2
64KB Shared
L2
32KB Shared
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512MB
DDR2
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512MB
DDR2
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Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
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TDP
47W
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
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
2
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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No Decoders
No Decoders
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Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
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
Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.1
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PureVideo HD
VP2
VDPAU
Feature Set A
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
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Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
1.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
1.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way SLI
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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