Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT

trey31357 · 11-24-2008, 12:50 PM

Hi,

I am currently running a 7600 GT graphics card in my computer. A friend has offered me an Geforce 8600 that is simply lying around his office. I have looked for benchmark tests on Tom's Hardware, etc, but can't bring up a direct comparison of the two cards. I have read that the 7600 GT is a good card in the 7 series line, and the 8600 not so good in the 8 series line. All other things equal (such as how I can get the 8600 for free), is it worth swapping the 7600 for the 8600 (ie any "upgrade" whatsoever)?

Thanks.

**manic** · 11-24-2008, 02:58 PM

It may be worth it, but will your power supply be ample?

123456789 · 11-24-2008, 04:27 PM

is this what your looking for?

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...d[1567]=on

**Jtsou** · 11-24-2008, 04:34 PM

The 8600 line is the second best of the 8 series, next to the 8800 line. Id say the 8600 is better than the 7600. But it definately needs more power than the 7600.

**emosun** · 11-24-2008, 07:43 PM

The 8600 is over twice the speed of the 7600 , even when the 7600 is in sli.

trey31357 · 11-25-2008, 01:40 PM

Thanks for the responses! I have a 400W power supply, powering a modest amount of periphreals (1 hard drive, 2 optical drives, and a floppy drive). My processor is a AMD Athlon 3800+. Considering the rest of the hardware, I think there should be enough juice to power the 8600.

Zombeast · 11-25-2008, 01:46 PM

i have an 8600, it runs everything great

11-24-2008, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
trey31357 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP Professional SP2	Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT Hi, I am currently running a 7600 GT graphics card in my computer. A friend has offered me an Geforce 8600 that is simply lying around his office. I have looked for benchmark tests on Tom's Hardware, etc, but can't bring up a direct comparison of the two cards. I have read that the 7600 GT is a good card in the 7 series line, and the 8600 not so good in the 8 series line. All other things equal (such as how I can get the 8600 for free), is it worth swapping the 7600 for the 8600 (ie any "upgrade" whatsoever)? Thanks.

11-24-2008, 02:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,255 OS: xp	Re: Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT It may be worth it, but will your power supply be ample? __________________

11-24-2008, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
123456789 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 141 OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Re: Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT is this what your looking for? http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...d[1567]=on Last edited by 123456789; 11-24-2008 at 04:31 PM.

11-24-2008, 04:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jtsou Hardware Specialist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 1,214 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT The 8600 line is the second best of the 8 series, next to the 8800 line. Id say the 8600 is better than the 7600. But it definately needs more power than the 7600. __________________ CPU-Z-----GPU-Z-----CoreTemp-----Speedfan

11-24-2008, 07:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,057 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT The 8600 is over twice the speed of the 7600 , even when the 7600 is in sli. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-25-2008, 01:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
trey31357 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP Professional SP2	Re: Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT Thanks for the responses! I have a 400W power supply, powering a modest amount of periphreals (1 hard drive, 2 optical drives, and a floppy drive). My processor is a AMD Athlon 3800+. Considering the rest of the hardware, I think there should be enough juice to power the 8600.

11-25-2008, 01:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zombeast Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 364 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit My System	Re: Nvidia Geforce 8600 vs. 7600 GT i have an 8600, it runs everything great __________________ Steam Friends Name: Zombeast69 Add me : D