nvidia geforce 8600gt....

[mr_g]

i was searching online and saw that nvidia has two different types of the 8600gt cards. i was wondering which one is better and what is the difference?.

1. nvidia geforce 8600gt 512mb 128bit gddr2
2. nvidia geforce 8600gt 256mb 128bit gddr3

[Genius_pt]

8600gt 256mb gddr3 is definately better. High memory frequency, better overclock and, of course, more bandwith.

Never heard about a 8600gt with ddr2 memory modules :confused: .

[LagunaX]

Do not get the ddr2. All reviews say to avoid the ddr2 as it performs and overclocks poorly compared to the ddr3. that is why it is cheaper. I think biostar sells both versions.

[Mad_Man]

Never heard about a 8600gt with ddr2 memory modules :confused: .
maybe because they does not exist?
imho its typo, it should be 512MB ddr3 as well.

[Genius_pt]

Well after some googling I found out that both gigabyte and biostar have a 8600gt with 512mb ddr2.

Of course their performance is not the same as a 8600gt with gddr3 memory. In this kind of card memory speed is rather relevant than memory quantity.