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GeForce 8600 GT vs GeForce 9600 GT vs Intel HD 3000

The values for the video cards below are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and are updated daily.

The first section will show basic information for each Video Card selected.
The first graph shows the G3D Mark values of each Videocard selected.
The second graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

	×GeForce 8600 GT	×GeForce 9600 GT	×Intel HD 3000	+ ADD
Price	$196¹	$64.99¹	$945¹
Bus Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16,PCI	PCIe 2.0 x16	NA²
GPU Class	Desktop	Desktop	NA²
Core Clock	540 MHz	650 MHz	NA²
Memory Clock	800,1400 MHz	1800 MHz	NA²
Maximum Memory Supported	1024 MB	1024 MB	NA²
DirectX	10.0	10.0	NA²
OpenGL	3.3	3.3	NA²
Max TDP	47W	95W	NA²
First Seen on Chart	Q2 2012	Q1 2011	Q2 2012
# of Samples	2139	3759	22640
Average Results (% diff. to max in group)
DirectX 9	6 FPS (-68.9%)	19 FPS	7 FPS (-62.4%)
DirectX 10	NA	2 FPS	1 FPS (-41.3%)
DirectX 11	NA	NA	NA
DirectX 12	NA	NA	NA
GPU Compute	NA	NA	17 Ops/Sec
G2D Rating	44 (-5.6%)	47	36 (-22.7%)
G3D Rating	121 (-75.3%)	487	256 (-47.5%)

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
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G3D Mark Rating
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
GeForce 9600 GT		487
Intel HD 3000		256
GeForce 8600 GT		121
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Value (G3D Mark / $Price)
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
GeForce 9600 GT		7.50
GeForce 8600 GT		0.62
Intel HD 3000		0.27
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