7950GT vs. 8600GTS

8600GTS

I guess all in all they are roughly tied but the 8600GTS uses less power and in newer games it beats out the 7950GT most of the time.

If you play older games it looks like the 7950GT may be a little better after jumping arround the net a bit.
 
The 8600GTS definitely doesn't "kill" the 7950GT in newer games. The 8600GTS is *slightly* faster in most games, and I believe it uses less power and has other advantages (like CUDA and DX10), so no reason not to keep the 8600GTS.
 
Hard and Confused said:
8600GTS

I guess all in all they are roughly tied but the 8600GTS uses less power and in newer games it beats out the 7950GT most of the time.

If you play older games it looks like the 7950GT may be a little better after jumping arround the net a bit.
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yes. either one really sucks for newer game though.
 
cannondale06 said:
yes. either one really sucks for newer game though.
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Not if you aren't running a high res LCD. I was using a 7950GT up until about 6 months ago, and it still plays most games just fine at 1280x1024. A *few* games I had to turn the settings down to play, but big deal.

Then again, I would sell both and grab a 4670 or 9600GT :D
 
At the time when 8600GTS came out my friend was trying to decide which card to get... 79xx card or 8600GTS.

Well it turn out the 7900GS BEAT 8600GTS in most cases.

So in theory... 8600GT < 8600GTS < 7900GS < 7900GT < 7950GT

But as other said, they won't do so well in new gen games.
 
DTN107 said:
At the time when 8600GTS came out my friend was trying to decide which card to get... 79xx card or 8600GTS.

Well it turn out the 7900GS BEAT 8600GTS in most cases.

So in theory... 8600GT < 8600GTS < 7900GS < 7900GT < 7950GT

But as other said, they won't do so well in new gen games.
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The 8600GTS gets the new 180 series drivers whereas the 79xx series is stuck with the 179 series drivers and the 8xxx series got a whole load of driver optomizations as of late so based on that alone any place where a 79xx card would have been about tied with an 8600GTS the 8600GTS prob has the lead with the new drivers.
 
I love it when guys say "sucks for gaming" Heck my old 7600GT can still play any game just not in the higher resolutions...
 
7950GT is no slouch...even in newer games. I ran SLi 7950GT's until this past November @ 1600 x 1200 with high settings in most games VERY well.
 
maleficarus said:
I love it when guys say "sucks for gaming" Heck my old 7600GT can still play any game just not in the higher resolutions...
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please use some common sense and perspective on the issue. the 7900 and especially 7600 cards do suck for most modern games. the 8600gt has a reputation for being a wimpy card yet even it is twice as fast as the 7600gt in modern games and that isnt saying very much. just in case you need a reality jolt about your 7600gt then here you go and most of these games are already fairly old now. also remember that these benchmarks were done with a better cpu than likely any 7600gt user will actually have. yes some of these games are on higher quality settings but the point is to show how much better even the pitiful 8600gt is compared to your 7600gt.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6182806/p-5.html
Crysis 1024x768 Medium Quality
8600GT 30fps
7900GS 17fps
7600GT not playable at those settings

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6177688/p-6.html
Bioshock 1024x768 High Quality
8600GT 40fps
7900GS 38fps
7600GT 25fps

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6183967/p-4.html
COD4 1280x1024 Max Quality
8600GT 36fps
7900GS 25fps
7600GT 19fps

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6183499/p-4.html
UT3 1600x1200 Max Quality
8600GT 39fps
7900GS 28fps
7600GT 19fps
 
lollerskater69 said:
well im just using one until i get my new card.
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Two questions :

1) What kind of games do you play ?

2) When will you buy your next card ?

If your games are not too GPU intensive and if you plan to change your card within 6-8 weeks; keep the 7950GT and try to sell the 8600GTS. If not, keep the 8600GTS.

Just my 0.02$.
 
I don't know what you mean by I can keep one of them? You have two at your disposal, so your gonna sell the other one? I would sell both of them and pick up a fairly cheap 4850 or GTS250
 
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