The GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3 was released on 01 Apr 2007
Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3
GPU
Architecture
Tesla G84
Process
80nm
TMUs
16
Texture Rate
9 GTexel/s
ROPs
8
Pixel Rate
4 GPixel/s
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 10
Shader
4.0
Open GL
2.1
Resolution (WxH)
2560 x 1600
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
512MB
Memory Speed
700MHz
Memory Bus
128bit
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth
22.4GB/sec
L2 Cache
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
1
DVI Connection
1
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
540 MHz
Power
Max Power
46 Watts
PSU
350 Watt & 24 Amps
Power Connector
None
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Best RAM Match
3 GB
Best Resolution
1024 x 768
GPU Upgrade
GD Official
GD RATING
Approved
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3 Game Requirement Analysis
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3 is one of the many variants of the fast-middle-class GeForce 8600 GT.
On this version, the GPU is equipped with 512MB of standard GDDR3. The architecture allows the use of 512MB, since the GPU's processing power is strong enough and the memory controller is up for the task of processing 512MB. Therefore, the performance is superior to the 256MB version and any other version of DDR2, including 1GB.
However, and due to its architecture limitations, modern demanding games will require reduced settings, even if they don't require more than 512MB of video ram. Very Demanding games like Metro 2033 are only playable at the lowest settings.