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NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Graphics Processor
G86
Cores
16
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
256 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce 8500 GT was a mid-range graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on April 17th, 2007. Built on the 80 nm process, and based on the G86 graphics processor, in its G86-300-A2 variant, the card supports DirectX 11.1. Even though it supports DirectX 11, the feature level is only 10_0, which can be problematic with many DirectX 11 & DirectX 12 titles. The G86 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 127 mm² and 210 million transistors. It features 16 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 256 MB GDDR3 memory with the GeForce 8500 GT, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 459 MHz, memory is running at 400 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 30 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video. GeForce 8500 GT is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface. The card measures 229 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 129 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
G86
GPU Variant
G86-300-A2
Architecture
Tesla
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
80 nm
Transistors
210 million
Density
1.7M / mm²
Die Size
127 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-820

Graphics Card

Release Date
Apr 17th, 2007
Generation
GeForce 8
(8500)
Predecessor
GeForce 7 PCIe
Successor
GeForce 9
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
129 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews
33 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
78%
GeForce 9400 GT
100%
GeForce 8500 GT
100%
Radeon HD 4550
123%
Radeon HD 5450
158%
Radeon HD 6450
185%
GeForce GT 520
196%
GeForce GT 220
242%
GeForce GT 430
316%
Radeon HD 5570
320%
Radeon HD 4670
348%
GeForce GT 440
367%
GeForce GT 240
375%
GeForce 9600 GT
430%
Radeon HD 5670
457%
GeForce GT 640
490%
GeForce 9800 GT
506%
Radeon HD 6670
527%
Radeon HD 4830
544%
Radeon HD 4770
581%
Radeon HD 4850
612%
GeForce GTS 250
626%
GeForce GTS 450
645%
Radeon HD 5750
667%
Radeon HD 7750
762%
Radeon HD 5770
768%
GeForce GTX 260
781%
Radeon HD 4870
791%
Radeon Vega 8
793%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
801%
GeForce GTX 650
808%
Radeon HD 5830
854%
Radeon HD 6790
899%
Radeon HD 4890
914%
GeForce GTX 460
948%
Radeon RX Vega 11
955%
GeForce GT 1030
965%
GeForce GTX 275
973%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
976%
GeForce GTX 280
978%
GeForce GTX 465
997%
Radeon HD 6850
1045%
GeForce GTX 285
1065%
Radeon HD 5850
1143%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
1164%
Radeon HD 7790
1164%
Radeon RX 550
1213%
GeForce GTX 470
1216%
Radeon HD 6870
1260%
Radeon HD 5870
1344%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
1387%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
1394%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
1419%
Radeon HD 6950
1426%
GeForce GTX 295
1476%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
1494%
Radeon HD 7850
1504%
GeForce GTX 480
1531%
Radeon HD 6970
1602%
Radeon R7 265
1633%
Radeon RX 460
1659%
Radeon R7 370
1659%
GeForce GTX 660
1665%
GeForce GTX 570
1670%
Radeon RX 560
1698%
GeForce GTX 950
1803%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
1819%
Radeon R9 270X
1863%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
1886%
GeForce GTX 580
1895%
GeForce GTX 1050
1910%
Radeon HD 7950
1914%
GeForce GTX 1630
1950%
Radeon HD 5970
1952%
GeForce GTX 760
2006%
GeForce GTX 670
2160%
GeForce GTX 960
2216%
Radeon R9 380
2272%
Radeon R9 285
2286%
Radeon HD 7970
2309%
GeForce GTX 680
2333%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
2387%
GeForce GTX 770
2450%
Radeon HD 6990
2506%
Radeon R9 280X
2566%
GeForce GTX 590
2603%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
2605%
GeForce GTX 780
2885%
Arc A380
2890%
Radeon RX 6400
2928%
GeForce GTX 1650
2988%
Radeon RX 470
3175%
Radeon R9 290
3219%
Radeon RX 570
3392%
Radeon R9 390
3434%
Radeon R9 290X
3452%
GeForce GTX 970
3499%
GeForce GTX TITAN
3545%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3593%
Radeon R9 390X
3644%
Radeon HD 7990
3660%
Radeon RX 480
3677%
GeForce GTX 690
3708%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
3808%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
3860%
Radeon RX 580
3907%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
3938%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
3972%
GeForce GTX 980
3989%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
4023%
Radeon R9 FURY
4040%
Radeon RX 590
4220%
Radeon R9 295X2
4444%
GeForce GTX 1660
4469%
Radeon R9 FURY X
4520%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
4597%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
4717%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
4858%
GeForce GTX 1070
5130%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5130%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
5213%
Radeon RX Vega 56
5461%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
5792%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
5878%
Radeon RX Vega 64
5958%
GeForce GTX 1080
6040%
GeForce RTX 2060
6040%
Radeon RX 5700
6289%
Arc A580
6302%
Radeon RX 6600
6565%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
6785%
GeForce RTX 2070
6873%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
6879%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
7014%
Arc A750
7243%
Radeon VII
7281%
TITAN X Pascal
7470%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
7546%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
7695%
Arc A770
7772%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
7778%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
8182%
Radeon RX 7600
8272%
GeForce RTX 4060
8311%
GeForce RTX 2080
8366%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
8536%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
8771%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8985%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
9302%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
9873%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
9980%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
10055%
GeForce RTX 3070
10523%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
11259%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
11378%
Radeon RX 6800
11599%
GeForce RTX 4070
12852%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
13174%
GeForce RTX 3080
13675%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
13812%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
14196%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
14909%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
15193%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
15319%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
15338%
GeForce RTX 3090
15607%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
16000%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
17480%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
17951%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
18106%
GeForce RTX 4080
20325%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
20630%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
20827%
GeForce RTX 4090
25535%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
459 MHz
Shader Clock
918 MHz
Memory Clock
400 MHz
800 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
256 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
12.80 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
16
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
SM Count
2
L2 Cache
32 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
1.836 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
3.672 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
29.38 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
229 mm
9 inches
TDP
30 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
None
Board Number
P403

Graphics Features

DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.1
Shader Model
4.0

Card Notes

Memory Variant: 512 MB
Memory Variant: 1024 MB

G86 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP2
VDPAU: Feature Set A

Latest Drivers:
Windows 2000:
Quadro Release 261.19

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 185.81 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 340.52
Quadro Release R319 U2 (321.01)
Tesla Release 258.96

Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 307.83 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 342.01
Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01)
Tesla Release 258.96

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10:
GeForce Release 342.01
Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01)
Tesla Release 258.96

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Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
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600 MHz 700 MHz
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