The GeForce 8600 GTS was a performance graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in April 2007. Built on the 80 nm process, and based on the G84 graphics processor, in its G84-400-A2 variant, the card supports DirectX 10.0. ![]() The G84 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 169 mm² and 289 million transistors. It features 32 shading units, 16 texture mapping units and 8 ROPs. NVIDIA has placed 256 MB GDDR3 memory on the card, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 675 MHz, memory is running at 1000 MHz. We recommend the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS for gaming with highest details at resolutions up to, and including, 1024x768. Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS draws power from 1x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 60 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. GeForce 8600 GTS is connected to the rest of the system using a PCIe 1.0 x16 interface. The card measures 198 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 199 US Dollars. The Good Affordable mainstream gaming performance; improved HD video play; single-card solution. The Bad Questionable performance compared to a higher-end card that costs just a little more; ATI's next-generation cards are right around the corner; requires a direct connection to your PC's power supply. The Bottom Line If you care more about HD movie watching than gaming and you need a new video card for the task today, we recommend a 3D card like this EVGA with Nvidia's newest mainstream graphics chip. Gamers can get more performance value from Nvidia's higher-end 8800 cards, but for anyone, it would be a good idea to wait to see what's new from ATI in just a few short weeks. EVGA e-GeForce 8600 GTS Nvidia's newest graphics chip, reviewed here by way of the EVGA e-GeForce 8600 GTS, will set you back roughly $200. This 256MB card is supposed to deliver decent-enough 3D gaming performance as well as superior HD video playback. We found it delivers on the video quality, but we're disappointed in its value as a gaming card compared with other cards still on the market. ATI's looming next-generation Radeon cards could also present an enticing alternative for both gaming and video quality when they come out this May (assuming they hit that date; they've already been delayed more than once). ATI's pending release aside, we'd suggest that anyone interested in gaming look for a faster Windows XP-based card, which you can get for less, or wait to see how ATI's next batch stacks up against Nvidia's. That card is much faster (and only slightly more expensive) than this new one. If you're more interested in watching HD video via your PC, the 8600 GTS' output quality might be enough to sway you, but again, those new Radeons are right around the corner. Similar to the GeForce 8800 family released at the end of 2006, the GeForce 8600 GTS is a next-generation 3D card designed to support DirectX 10 graphics, the forthcoming game design specification that's exclusive to Windows Vista. This package supports the following driver models:NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT NVIDIA GeForce 6600 NVIDIA GeForce 6200. Fast Download. NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS. This package supports the following driver models:NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT NVIDIA GeForce 6600 NVIDIA GeForce 6200. Fast Download. NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS. Like most cards under $300 or so, the GeForce 8600 GTS has 256MB of onboard DDR3 memory, in this case clocked to 1,000MHz, with the chip core itself set to 675MHz. That's actually a faster core than the higher-end GeForce 8800 GTS, but the memory on this card is much slower. There's also a significant drop in the number of processing pipelines to the 8600 GTS from the 8800 GTS. The higher-end card has 96 independent pipelines, but the 8600 has only 32.
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