Nvidia 8600M performance, general discussion

Actually the screen resolution is based on your personal opinion. For example, I have the 1680x1050 screen for my Dell 1520. It is grainy, but you won't notice it after a while.

 

Is there a Significant difference in performance for the 8600GT between the 256 MB ddr2VRAM
512 MB DDR2Vram
256 MB DDR3VRAM
(512MV DDR3Vram (didnt see it yet))

I am looking at a notebook with an 15 inch screen and 4 gig ram +this intel 1gigturbo ram (whatever it is) running on Vista home premium 32 bit

Does anybody know the significant differences

greeetz

 

The 256MB GDDR3 card is clocked higher than DDR2 versions. You'll see more of an increase in performance at higher resolutions (read: >1280x800). In many cases you can overclock the DDR2 card to near GDDR3 clock speeds, though.

 

So the DDR3 Card is faster than both DDR2 Cards, right?

Thanks for that information, it helped me quite a lot

 

Yes, it is.

And you're welcome

 

Most people say that the GDDR3 version can achieve higher performance because GDDR3 runs much cooler than DDR2. While the DDR2 version can be OC'd to stock GDDR3 clocks, the GDDR3 can be OC'd even higher.

 

Yup.

BTW, I posted some benchmarks with my overclocked 8600M GT in COD4 here.

 

The DDR2 version of the 8600m GT will not hit 700 on the memory...You'll be lucky to hit 500 ~ 550 to be perfectly honest. The performance gain from the GDDR3 is quite significant to be honest. I have both cards for my C90S...and I'd have to say that the GDDR3 was worth the price I paid lol.

 

So this is a screen shot from oblivion using a GeForce 8600M GS??

 

Prolly yeah.

Because I can run Oblivion > everything high, everything exept AA on. (HRD not Bloom switched on, because you cant have em both)
I can switch HDR to Bloom and use 4xAA but that doesn't look as good as having HDR on.

And fps is 24~35 in wild, 28~39 in towns and 45~80 in caves/dungeons.
(My card is OC'd aswell.)

1200x800

 

any 3dmark06 scores for 8600M GS cards?

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5870284

trying to understand why my clocks are so slow 500/400/1000 when nvidia says they should be 600/700/1200

 

dunno if it helps but with T7100 (1.8ghz),1gb ram, 8600m GT (NO OC), 1280 by 864 ( second number is wrong but the one above 800) and windows xp sp2 Im getting 3600 bang on . just as a comparason

 

yep, but you have the gt card. mine is a gs... the gt way out performs the gs.

 

How do you make 3dmark 06 loop?
Or do you have to keep restarting manuel?
I only have the demo of major geek,

 

click settings then put a check in loop all test.

but if you didn't pay for it....then chances are...you probably cant do that

 

Darn... Going for 680/1360/530
But thank you anyways.
On second bench test is going strong.

 

Mate,

from what I've heard, the average score for a Geforce 8600m GS is around 3k on the 3DMark06.

But OC'ing it a little bit you can reach over 3.5k for sure.

 

well, i got the highest rating for a 1280x1024 default 3dmark06 test. not sure that counts for much...considering since i went up against 256mb 8600 gs's.

 

Nvidias website is actually wrong... there it says your vga memory should be 700MHz, but this is the speed of a GDDR3 memory... and usually the Geforce 8600m GS comes with a DDR2 memory instead. So, your vga is OK, don't worry about it.

 

ah, and the 8600m gs 256mb has the gddr memory..... ergo the higher clock and better gaming experience..... hummmmmm

 

i have a score of 3840 with my GT.

with a humble Overclock settings of core / mem at 1280x800 : 520/420

 

Can I run BATTLEFIELD 2 on HIGH settings (with GOOD frame-rates)?

Operating System:
Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.50 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)

RAM:
4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

Video Card:
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

Hard Drive:
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive


Thank You!

 

yes, it will run it, but not sure as to frame rate.

 

hmm.. guys i wondering would DMC3,assassins creed or any ubisoft games or ps2 game in pc version runs on 8600GT ddr2 fines? i mean in inspiron 1520.

 

i got question bout overclock

can someone please show me suitable setting to overclock my aspire 5920G (most stable setting)

i'm using Riva Tuner sometimes nTune from nvidia, what is the stable core and memory clock to overclock the GPU without overheating my gpu

please show me.. thanx

my cpu when idle is 48 - 52'C
my gpu idle = 61'C

aspire spec:
intel core 2 duo t7300 2.0ghz
256mb geforce 8600M GT turbocache
2gb ddr2
vista home premium

 

DMC3 runs fine. generally around 55- 60 FPS, 35-45 during cut scenes, and I believe the game has some framerate issues, like during the fight with teh first boss the FPS will drop from 50+ to around barely 20's. It is still playable just not as enjoyable as it was before teh boss shows up, and the lag ends once the boss gets defeated. weird stuff.

 

I run Assassin's Creed fine on 1280 x 800, in DX9 mode and graphics set to 3/4 on my 8600M GT GDDR3. Stable frames and everything.

 

the reason is because your version of the 8600m GS is gddr2 like mine, which is clocked at 500/400/1000. The gddr3 version is 600/700/1200. We can get a max of like ~3400 in 3dmark i'm assuming.

 

yeah, i figured all this out a while back. i have the top score for default and non default 8600m gs card class. clocked at 650/1340/450

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5894066

 

Of course you can, its a old game, even my crappy 8400m gs can max it out at 1280x800 running silk smooth except when theres intensive explosions. Btw I got really frustrated how crippled the 8400 is so I just sold my laptop and im getting a vostro 1500 with the 8600m gt, I just cant wait

 

hey guys, i need help here bout overclock. help pls

no one respond till now

 

I've reached a stable I would start at a max 590/490 (I had that stable in XP, but a bit unstable in Vista with my 8600, probably depends on the drivers too) and step it down from there.

What games are you trying to play?...overclocking may be a bit superfluous.

 

Take it easy when overclocking..... the max stable clock varies per chip... mine can only reach 600/445 stable.

 

Curious, whats the best driver out for Team Fortress 2 with this card? I currently have 169.04. My FPS is a little crap at the moment, was wondering if I can get an extra 5 fps if possible.

 

Do you have the 8600GT? If so, you shouldn't have any problem with TF2. What are your system specs?

 

i play assassin creed right now, with medium graphic details.. want to buy crysis, but i dont think that 8600 can handle it

 

It can handle it pretty easily on medium, at least the demo I played could.

 

Yeah, I played the Demo I could get high on most settings at 1280, if I remember correctly not shadows, shaders, and one of two other settings (definitely turn AA off, and keep AF low). I was getting around 40-50 fps with an OC of 590/490.

As long as you have the 8600GT (mine is DDR2), you should be fine.

Zip, with an OC, you can do better than medium settings, provided you're not trying to run in at max res, and you figure out which settings to keep lower.

 

2 GB RAM
2 Duo Core
8600m GT

I'm playing everything high, with 4x AA and getting 20-30 fps. It's still playable, and I shouldn't be complaining. Just wondering if any drivers could add a few fps. xD

 

i had a driver crash playing crysis on high overclocked

 

Seph, you need to drop the AA. Put it on 2x or none. Then you should be able to max everything out, except for AF. You will get 100+ FPS that way (even though your refresh rate is likely lower).

Dond, I had driver crashes when I was playing Crysis MP Beta with an OC. They were sporadic, and came less frequently if at all with different drivers...it's all hit and miss depending on your system, it's build, which version of window's you're running, which drivers you're running, and the extent of your OC. =P

 

just be careful thats all i can say, i almost goofed up one time

 

it's at 675/483/1425 with 169.04 (that's the only driver that lets me overclock properly.)

 

675 is pretty dang high if you've got a DDR2, I'd be really careful if I were you, that's probably the cause of your problems.

 

no 675 for the core clock i use to push it to 700 but after service pack 1 it crashes with playing stressful games

 

I must be going crazy, but an 8600M GS OC that high...and playing Crysis on High?

 

it wasnt as good as you're maybe thinking right now
everything was on high except shadow which was low, aa off, and motion blur was off.
it was at 1280*720

i'm getting 20-30 fps (which i playing most game at)

 

just out of curiosity, what is your 3dmark score?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=229676
this is old before i had sp1
(i run 3dmark tomorrow and give you an up to date score

 

1280x1024
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5962116

1280x800
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5894066