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GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Intro
The GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) makes use of a 80 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 540 MHz. The DDR2 memory is set to run at a speed of 400 MHz on this specific model. It features 32 SPUs along with 16 TAUs and 8 ROPs.Compare those specs to the Radeon RX 5500 XT, which has core clock speeds of 1717 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory. It features 1408 SPUs as well as 88 TAUs and 32 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) |
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47 Watts |
| Radeon RX 5500 XT |
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130 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
As far as performance goes, the Radeon RX 5500 XT should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) overall. (explain)
| Radeon RX 5500 XT |
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229376 MB/sec |
| GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) |
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12800 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The Radeon RX 5500 XT should be a lot (about 1649%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8600 GS (OEM). (explain)| Radeon RX 5500 XT |
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151096 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) |
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8640 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the Radeon RX 5500 XT is a better choice, by far. (explain)| Radeon RX 5500 XT |
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54944 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) |
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4320 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
GeForce 8600 GS (OEM)Amazon.com
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Radeon RX 5500 XTAmazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
Specifications
| Model | GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) | Radeon RX 5500 XT |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | April 2007 | December 2019 |
| Code Name | G84 | Navi 14 XTX |
| Memory | 256 MB | 8192 MB |
| Core Speed | 540 MHz | 1717 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 800 MHz | 3500 GB/s |
| Power (Max TDP) | 47 watts | 130 watts |
| Bandwidth | 12800 MB/sec | 229376 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 8640 Mtexels/sec | 151096 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 4320 Mpixels/sec | 54944 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 32 | 1408 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 16 | 88 |
| Render Output Units | 8 | 32 |
| Bus Type | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 80 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistors | 289 million | 6400 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe 4.0 ×16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 12 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 4.6 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.
GeForce 8600 GS (OEM)Amazon.com
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Radeon RX 5500 XTAmazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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