8600GTS SLI Benchmarks

[JPB]

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2007/nvidia/8600GTS/b6c.htm

 

[NamelessMC]

Originally posted by: JPB
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2007/nvidia/8600GTS/b6c.htm

This combined with 8600GTS being extremely over-clockable makes me wonder if SLI actually has scalable performance now. 😵

That effectively means two 8600GTS can be as powerful as a stock 8800GTX. $200 for 8600GTS x2 = $400 for 8800GTX performance.

 

[JPB]

But according to their 3D06 result of 9253, that is about the GTS performance is'nt it ?

My scores with current proc

3D03 = 26,603
3D05 = 11,739
3D06 = 6,568

If I went Core 2 Duo, I'm more than sure these would go up quite a bit. So don't that make (2) of these around GTS level and not GTX ?

 

[NamelessMC]

Originally posted by: JPB
But according to their 3D06 result of 9253, that is about the GTS performance is'nt it ?

My scores with current proc

3D03 = 26,603
3D05 = 11,739
3D06 = 6,568

If I went Core 2 Duo, I'm more than sure these would go up quite a bit. So don't that make (2) of these around GTS level and not GTX ?

You're forgetting that the GTS can be over-clocked (8600GTS) a lot. Someone said you can hit 800 core and 2ghz memory. Over-clocked, the two cards in SLI could easily hit 11k in 3d06 which is the score an 8800GTX gets roughly, stock.

 

[imported_thefonz]

I'd prefer the 1 card, less heat, noise and power consumption.

 

[firewolfsm]

But it'll crash at higher resolutions unless you get the 512MB version which would be more expensive and defeat the purpose.

@ Fonz, I think the power consumption of these two should be close to a GTX, you're right about the noise though.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: firewolfsm
But it'll crash at higher resolutions unless you get the 512MB version which would be more expensive and defeat the purpose.

@ Fonz, I think the power consumption of these two should be close to a GTX, you're right about the noise though.

Not so sure about the noise, you could grab two passively cooled 8600 GTS cards and have a 120mm fan blowing on them if needed for a near-silent solution. Everything we're hearing right now should only be taken as speculation though since drivers aren't ready and the cards aren't in wide distribution yet.

 

[firewolfsm]

Totally forgot about the silent model...