6800GT PCI-e or 8600GT, which games better?

I know the 6800GT has a 256-bit interface but it's quite old (2004).

And I know the 8600GT was not a worthy successor to the 7600GT in that it barely improved performance (though the 8600gts was).

I'm not buying either card, it's just an arguement I'm having with someone.

Thanks.

I think the 8600gt is a little better.

Because I think the 7600gt performed very similarly to the 6800gt, and as you said, the 8600gt is a little better than the 7600gt.

Which side of the argument are you on?


Edit: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts [...] 64%2C1618#

I couldn't find neither the 7600gt nor the 8600gt, but as you can see, the 7600gs is barely slower than the 6800gt. So it'll get a little better by upgrading to 7600gt, and then again to 8600gt.

So yeah.

EDIT: I didn't realize that the link didn't really work. It didn't save the settings I used. But you can look yourself I guess.

Depending on what games you play and the resolution of your monitor those cards probably size up like this:

Thanks guys...and yes, I was on the side of the 8600GT.

The 6800GT was a good card and had processing power, but it has problems with some of the newer games partially because it doesn't support some of the newer tech and optimizations.

9600 GSO/8800 GS would be better for like $10 or $20 more