GeForce 8600 GTS

TeslaGeForce 8 SeriesDesktopGDDR32007NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2007-04-17
CUDA Cores
32
Memory
256 MB GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth
32 GB/s
TDP/TBP
60 W
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 8600 GTS belongs to the Tesla and GeForce 8 Series era around 2007, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA Brings Cutting-Edge DirectX 10 Graphics and HD Video to All PC UsersOfficial April 17, 2007 introduction of the GeForce 8600 GTS, 8600 GT, and 8500 GTOpen source
  2. Quick Guide to NVIDIA GeForce Desktop Graphics ProcessorsOfficial March 2008 NVIDIA line card with exact reference memory-size and interface-width rowsOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS PCIe board, capacitor repair view (Front)Creator: LukeLevCredit: LukeLev / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: GeForce 8600 GTS-BlownCapacitorsReplacedLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0 UnportedSource claim: Commons creator LukeLev publishes this own-work GeForce 8600 GTS repair photograph under CC BY-SA 3.0.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed at quality 78; no crop. This derivative is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported.Board identity: The exact photographed example is identified on its Commons file page.Configuration: This photo is a partial repair view, not an intact full-card reference image. The Wiki 256 MB GDDR3 capacity and PCIe 1.0 signaling generation are unverified.License deedOriginal file page