The Garmin tactix® 8 Solar Elite Edition is the ultimate tactical smartwatch for professionals and adventurers who demand rugged durability, elite-level performance, and mission-ready features. Designed with a solar-powered 1.4” display, a premium titanium bezel, and a scratch-resistant sapphire lens, this smartwatch delivers exceptional functionality under the harshest conditions. With advanced navigation tools, a built-in multicolour LED flashlight, and the Applied Ballistics Elite® solver for precision shooting, it is built to support high-level tactical and outdoor operations.
With up to 48 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and a dive rating of 40 meters, this watch goes far beyond expectations. Whether you’re navigating remote environments, preparing for extreme endurance training, or operating in stealth conditions, the tactix® 8 offers unmatched precision, resilience, and versatility. Dedicated tactical features — including rucking activity, stealth mode, and jumpmaster capability — make this device indispensable for both field missions and wilderness expeditions.
Solar Charging with Extended Battery Life: Harness the sun’s power with the solar charging display, enabling up to 48 days of smartwatch use on a single charge.
Applied Ballistics Elite® Solver: Receive advanced shooting solutions in real time — perfect for precision long-range targeting.
Military-Grade Durability: Engineered to U.S. military standards (MIL-STD-810) for thermal, shock, and water resistance with a titanium bezel and sapphire lens.
Multiband GNSS with SatIQ™ Technology: Get optimal location accuracy with intelligent satellite connectivity that adapts to conditions while saving battery.
Diving Capabilities: Certified for recreational diving with a depth rating of 40 meters and support for apnea and scuba activities.
Built-in LED Flashlight: Multicolour (white and green) flashlight for night ops or emergencies with NVG-compatible dimming.
| Diving | |
| Safety stop: | Yes (customisable Off/3min/5min) |
| What You'll Love | |
| BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE) | Up to 30 days (48 days with solar*) |
| BUILT-IN MAPPING | Yes |
| GARMIN PAY™ | Yes |
| LED FLASHLIGHT | Yes |
| MAKE CALLS AND SEND TEXTS VIA VOICE | Yes |
| MULTI-BAND GPS | Yes |
| MUSIC STORAGE | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes |
| SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS | Yes |
| Solar Charging | Yes |
| TOUCHSCREEN | Yes |
| TRAINING READINESS | Yes |
| TRAINING STATUS | Yes |
| WATCH DISPLAY TYPE | Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Water Rating | 10 ATM |
| GENERAL | |
| Battery life | Smartwatch: Up to 30 days/48 days with solar* / Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 48 days/107 days with solar* / GPS Only: Up to 95 hours/149 hours with solar** / All Satellite Systems: Up to 68 hours/92 hours with solar** / All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 52 hours/65 hours with solar*** / All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 18 hours / Max Battery GPS: Up to 186 hours/653 hours with solar** / Expedition GPS: Up to 50 days/118 days with solar* / *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions **Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions ***Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions; assuming typical use with SatIQ technology |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Bezel material: | Titanium |
| BUILT-IN SPEAKER/MICROPHONE | Yes |
| Case material: | Fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover |
| CHARGING METHOD | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Colour display | Yes |
| Display resolution | 280 x 280 pixels |
| Display size | 35.56 mm (1.4″) diameter |
| LARGE FONT OPTION | Yes |
| LED lighting | Yes (white/green) |
| Lens material: | Power Sapphire™ |
| Memory/history | 32 GB |
| Physical size | 51 x 51 x 14.9 mm // Fits wrists with the following circumference: // Silicone band: 127-210 mm // Leather band: 135-213 mm // Fabric band: 135-213 mm // Metal band: 135-225 mm |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible | Included (26 mm) |
| Strap material: | Nylon and silicone |
| Weight , | 95 g (case only: 67 g) |
| Clock Features | |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
| Time/date | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
| ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS | Yes (high and low) |
| ALL-DAY STRESS | Yes |
| BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR | Yes |
| BREATHWORK | Yes |
| DAILY RESTING HEART RATE | Yes |
| FITNESS AGE | Yes |
| HEALTH SNAPSHOT | Yes |
| HYDRATION | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| JET LAG ADVISER | Yes |
| NAP DETECTION | Yes |
| RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER | Yes |
| RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) | Yes |
| SKIN TEMPERATURE | Yes |
| SLEEP | Yes (Advanced) |
| SLEEP COACH | Yes |
| WOMEN'S HEALTH | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) | Yes |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| BEIDOU | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| Depth sensor | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| GPS | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR | Yes |
| QZSS | Yes |
| SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY | Yes |
| Thermometer | Yes |
| Daily Smart Features | |
| Battery Saver - customizable low power watch | Yes |
| BLUETOOTH PHONE CALLING AND VOICE ASSISTANT SUPPORT | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN MESSENGER APP | Yes |
| Connect IQ™ | Yes, (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes |
| FIND MY PHONE DURING GPS ACTIVITY | Yes |
| Find My Watch feature | Yes |
| Garmin Share | Yes |
| MORNING REPORT | Yes |
| ON-DEVICE CONNECT IQ™ STORE | Yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | Yes |
| REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE | Yes |
| Smart notifications | Yes |
| SMART TRAINER CONTROL | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| STOCKS | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | Yes |
| VIEW IMAGES FROM NOTIFICATIONS ON WATCH (ANDROID™ ONLY) | Yes |
| VIRB® Camera Remote | Yes |
| Voice Command | Yes |
| Weather | Yes |
| WEATHER FORECASTS | Yes |
| Workout and Training Plans | |
| Cardio workouts | Yes |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling | Yes |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Running | Yes |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Walking | Yes |
| Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans | Yes |
| Garmin Coach - Strength | Yes |
| Garmin Cycling Coach | Yes |
| Garmin Running Coach | Yes |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | Yes |
| HIIT workouts | Yes |
| On-screen workout animations | Yes |
| On-Screen Workout Muscle Map | Yes |
| Pilates workouts | Yes |
| Strength workouts | Yes |
| Yoga workouts | Yes |
| Activity Profiles | |
| CYCLING | Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX |
| Dive | Scuba Diving (single gas), Apnea Diving, Depth App |
| GYM | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping |
| IN THE RING | Boxing, Mixed martial arts |
| INDOOR RUNNING | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running |
| MOTOR SPORTS | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling |
| MULTISPORT | Swimming/Running, Triathlon |
| ON THE WATER | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wake surfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Whitewater |
| OTHER ACTIVITY PROFILES | Flying, Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating |
| OUTDOOR RECREATION | Hiking, Rucking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery |
| OUTDOOR RUNNING | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing |
| RACKET SPORTS | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| SNOW & WINTER | Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing |
| SPORT PROFILES | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| SWIM | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| WELLNESS | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
| Safety and tracking features | |
| Assistance | Yes |
| Group Livetrack | Yes |
| incident detection alert on phone for wearables | yes |
| Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
| Live Event Sharing | Yes |
| LiveTrack | Yes |
| Tactical Features | |
| BALLISTICS SOLVER | yes |
| DUAL GRID COORDINATES | Yes |
| KILL SWITCH | Yes |
| NIGHT VISION MODE | Yes |
| STEALTH MODE | Yes |
| Gaming Features | |
| GAMEON™ APP COMPATIBLE | yes |
| GAMING ACTIVITY | yes |
| Diving Features | |
| 3-axis dive compass | Yes (with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L, and Reciprocal. Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading) |
| Alerts & alarms | Yes (vibration only) |
| APNOEA MODE | Yes |
| AUTO START/END DIVE | Yes |
| Automatic altitude adjustment | Yes |
| Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes (configurable intensity; always on) |
| CUSTOM END-DIVE TIMEOUT | Yes (20 sec to 10 min) |
| Customisable conservatism | Yes (Low/Medium/High) |
| Decompression model | Bühlmann ZHL-16c w/ Gradient Factors |
| Deep Stops | Yes (using custom Gradient Factors) |
| Dive activity maximum operating depth | 40 meters |
| Dive ascent/descent rate indicator | Yes |
| Dive planner | Yes (Basic NDL & Gas Planner) |
| Gas mixes | Air, Nitrox (21-40% Oxygen) |
| Missed Deco Lockout | Yes (can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement) |
| Nitrox support | Yes |
| No fly time | Yes |
| PO2 | Up to 1.6 with customisable Deco settings |
| Single-gas mode | Yes |
| Surface diver status widget | Yes (surface Interval, no fly time, N2 loading, CNS, OTU, and Tissue Compartment status) |
| SYNC DIVE LOG TO GARMIN DIVE™ MOBILE APP | Yes |
| TIDES | Yes |
| Aviation Features | |
| 3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) | Yes |
| IN-FLIGHT PULSE OX | Yes |
| METAR (METEOROLOGICAL AERODROME REPORT) | Yes |
| Moving Map | Yes, WITH AVIATION AIRPORTS, NAVAIDS, ROADS, BODIES OF WATER AND MORE |
| Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC | Yes |
| TAF (TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST) | Yes |
| Worldwide airport database(s) | Yes |
| Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) | Yes |
| Boating Features | |
| WEARABLE TROLLING MOTOR REMOTE | Yes |
| Activity Tracking Features | |
| Automatic rep counting | Yes |
| Calories burned | Yes |
| Distance traveled | Yes |
| Floors climbed | Yes |
| GARMIN CONNECT CHALLENGES APP | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Intensity minutes | Yes |
| MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY) | yes, walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) |
| Move IQ™ | Yes |
| TrueUp™ | Yes |
| Step counter | Yes |
| Auto goal | Yes, (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) |
| Move bar | Yes, (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
| Activity history on watch | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | Yes |
| Audio prompts | Yes |
| Auto Lap® | Yes |
| Auto multisport activities | Yes |
| Auto Pause® | Yes |
| Auto scroll | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | Yes |
| Course guidance | Yes |
| Customisable activity profiles | Yes |
| Customisable alerts | Yes |
| Customisable screen(s) | Yes |
| Downloadable Training Plans | Yes |
| Finish time | Yes |
| GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS | Yes |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes |
| HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION | Yes |
| Hot keys | Yes |
| HRV stress test | Yes, (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS) |
| IMPROVED INTERVAL | Yes, IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN, AND AUTO DETECTION) |
| IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME | Yes |
| Interval training | Yes |
| Manual lap | Yes |
| Multi-sport | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes |
| Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | Yes |
| PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) | Yes |
| Race an Activity | Yes |
| REALTIME STAMINA | Yes |
| RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| REST TIMER | Yes |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | Yes |
| STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
| Training Effect (aerobic) | Yes |
| Training Effect (anaerobic) | Yes |
| Training Load | yes, TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC) |
| Trendline™ popularity routing | Yes |
| Virtual Partner | Yes |
| VO2 MAX (RUN) | Yes |
| VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) | Yes |
| Running Features | |
| Available run profiles | Running, Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
| GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (GCT balance with accessory) |
| HILL SCORE | Yes |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| Performance condition | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION | Yes |
| RUNNING DYNAMICS | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | Yes |
| TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB | Yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Golfing Features | |
| Auto CourseView updates | Yes |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | Yes |
| Custom targets | Yes |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes |
| Full vector map | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes |
| GREEN CONTOURS (WITH GARMIN GOLF MEMBERSHIP) | Yes |
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes |
| Handicap scoring | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | Yes |
| PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP | Yes |
| PinPointer | Yes |
| PlaysLike distance | Yes |
| PRELOADED WITH 43,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE | Yes |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes |
| Stat tracking | Yes, (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) |
| SWING TEMPO | Yes |
| TEMPO TRAINING | Yes |
| Touch-targeting | Yes, (TOUCH TARGET ON DISPLAY TO SEE THE DISTANCE TO ANY POINT) |
| TOURNAMENT LEGAL | Yes |
| TruSwing™ compatible | Yes |
| VIRTUAL CADDIE | Yes |
| WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION (REQUIRES CONNECTION TO THE GOLF APP) | Yes |
| Measures shot distance | automatic (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) |
| Yardage to F/M/B | Yes, (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE, AND BACK OF GREEN) |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes |
| Outdoor Recreation Features | |
| Area calculation | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Around Me mode | Yes |
| Back to start | Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator | Yes, WITH STORM ALERT |
| BREADCRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME | Yes |
| ClimbPro™ ascent planner | Yes |
| Distance to destination | Yes |
| DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT | Yes |
| Elevation profile | Yes |
| Expedition GPS Activity | Yes |
| Explore Nearby | Yes |
| Future elevation plot | Yes |
| GPS coordinates | Yes |
| Hunt/fish calendar | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| NEXTFORK™ NAVIGATION | Yes |
| Point-to-point navigation | Yes |
| PRELOADED ROAD AND TRAIL MAPS | Yes |
| Preloaded ski resort maps | Yes |
| Preloaded topographical maps | Yes |
| Projected waypoint | Yes |
| Sight 'N Go | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Total ascent/descent | Yes |
| TracBack® | Yes |
| UltraTrac™ mode | Yes |
| UP AHEAD | Yes |
| Vertical speed | Yes |
| XERO™ Locations | Yes |
| Cycling Features | |
| ADVANCED CYCLING DYNAMICS | Yes, |
| ALERTS | Yes, (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE, OR CALORIES) |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | Yes, |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | Yes, |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes, |
| Compatible with Vector | Yes, AND RALLY (POWER METERS) |
| Courses | Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Garmin Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) | Yes |
| MTB GRIT & FLOW | Yes |
| POWER CURVE AND FTP WORKOUTS | Yes |
| POWER GUIDE | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) | Yes, |
| Swimming Features | |
| "REPEAT ON" REST TIMER | Yes, (POOL SWIM ONLY) |
| AUTO REST | Yes, (POOL SWIM ONLY) |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) | Yes, (POOL SWIM ONLY) |
| Countdown start | Yes |
| Critical swim speed | Yes |
| Drill logging | Yes, (POOL SWIM ONLY) |
| Heart rate from external HRM | Yes, (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM) |
| Open-water swim metrics | Yes, (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) |
| Pacing Alerts (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Pool swim workouts | Yes |
| STROKE TYPE DETECTION | Yes, (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) |
| TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
| Pool swim metrics | Yes, (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) |
| Heart Rate Features | |
| % HR max | Yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| Auto max HR | Yes |
| HR alerts | Yes |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) | Yes |
| HR calories | Yes |
| HR zones | Yes |
| Recovery time | Yes |
| Kid activity tracking features | |
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
The Garmin tactix® 8 Solar Elite stands as a premier tactical smartwatch engineered for professionals in demanding environments. With solar charging, advanced ballistics software, mission-specific tactical modes, and comprehensive fitness and health tracking, it offers elite performance in the field or during high-intensity training. Whether operating in stealth or scaling alpine terrain, it is a reliable and intelligent tool designed to perform when it matters most.
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