Garmin Tactix 8 Solar Applied Ballistics Ultralight Solver

The Garmin Tactix 8 Solar Applied Ballistics Ultralight Solver is a premium tactical multisport GPS smartwatch built for mission-ready performance, extreme endurance, and advanced field capability. Designed with solar charging, built-in mapping, a Power Sapphire lens, titanium bezel, LED flashlight, leakproof inductive buttons, and integrated tactical tools, it is made for demanding use on land, in the field, and during high-performance training. With multi-band GPS, Garmin Pay, music storage, advanced health monitoring, voice support, and the Applied Ballistics Ultralight Solver, it delivers elite performance for tactical professionals, adventurers, and serious outdoor users.

FEATURES

Applied Ballistics Ultralight Solver
Built with the Applied Ballistics Ultralight Solver for advanced shooting support, giving tactical and field users powerful ballistic calculation capability directly from the watch.

Solar-Powered Tactical Endurance
Delivers extended battery performance with solar charging support across smartwatch, GPS, and expedition modes, making it ideal for long field sessions and remote operations.

Mission-Ready Tactical Tools
Includes stealth mode, night vision mode, dual grid coordinates, kill switch, built-in mapping, and LED flashlight for demanding tactical and professional environments.

Advanced Training and Recovery Features
Supports daily suggested workouts, training readiness, training status, HRV status, recovery time, VO2 max, training load, training effect, and workout benefit for deeper performance tracking.

Smart Connectivity and Voice Support
Equipped with a built-in speaker and microphone for calls and voice support when paired with a compatible smartphone, along with Garmin Pay, music storage, Garmin Share, and smart notifications.

Dive, Aviation, and Outdoor Capability
Built with 10 ATM water resistance, advanced dive support, aviation tools, multi-band GPS, and broad multisport functionality for all-terrain and all-environment performance.

SPECIFICATIONS

Model: Tactix 8 Solar Applied Ballistics Ultralight Solver

Display Type: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)

Solar Charging: Yes

Touchscreen: Yes

Color Display: Yes

Built-In Mapping: Yes

LED Flashlight: Yes

Garmin ECG App: Yes

Water Rating: 10 ATM

Lens Material: Power Sapphire

Bezel Material: Titanium

Case Material: Fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover

Strap Material: Nylon and silicone

QuickFit Watch Band Compatible: Included, 26 mm

Physical Size: 51 x 51 x 15.4 mm

Fit Range: Silicone band 127-210 mm, UltraFit band 127-225 mm, leather band 135-213 mm, metal band 135-225 mm

Weight: 95 g

Case Weight Only: 67 g

Buttons: Leakproof inductive buttons

Built-In Speaker / Microphone: Yes

Display Size: 35.56 mm (1.4") diameter

Display Resolution: 280 x 280 pixels

Battery Life Smartwatch Mode: Up to 30 days, up to 48 days with solar

Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 48 days, up to 107 days with solar

Battery Life GPS Only: Up to 95 hours, up to 149 hours with solar

Battery Life All Satellite Systems: Up to 68 hours, up to 92 hours with solar

Battery Life All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: Up to 52 hours, up to 65 hours with solar

Battery Life All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 18 hours

Max Battery GPS: Up to 186 hours, up to 653 hours with solar

Expedition GPS: Up to 50 days, up to 118 days with solar

Charging Method: Garmin proprietary plug charger

Memory / History: 32 GB

Sleep Score and Insights: Yes

Daily Suggested Workouts: Yes

Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation: Yes

Garmin Pay: Yes

Multi-Band GPS: Yes

Music Storage: Yes

Calls and Texts Via Voice: Yes

Training Readiness: Yes

Training Status: Yes

Clock Features: Time/date, GPS time sync, automatic daylight saving time, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, sunrise/sunset times

Health Monitoring: Wrist-based heart rate, daily resting heart rate, abnormal heart rate alerts, respiration rate, fitness age, Body Battery, all-day stress, relaxation breathing timer, breathwork, advanced sleep, sleep coach, nap detection, hydration, women’s health, Health Snapshot, skin temperature, jet lag adviser

Satellite Systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ technology

Sensors: Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox monitor, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor, depth sensor to 40 m

Connectivity: Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi

Smart Features: Connect IQ, on-device Connect IQ store, smart notifications, text response and reject phone call with text for Android only, image viewing from notifications on watch for Android only, morning report, calendar, weather forecasts, realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect Mobile, battery saver, controls smartphone music, plays and controls watch music, find my phone, find my watch, find my phone during GPS activity, Garmin Messenger compatibility, VIRB camera remote, smart trainer control, Garmin Connect Mobile compatibility, stocks, Bluetooth phone calling and voice assistant support, voice-activated navigation on Full Europe version only, Garmin Share

Smartphone Compatibility: iPhone, Android

Gym Profiles: Strength, HIIT, cardio, elliptical training, stair stepping, floor climbing, indoor rowing, jump roping

Manual Multisport Activities: Swimming/running, triathlon

Wellness Profiles: Walking, Pilates, yoga, indoor walking

Indoor Running Profiles: Treadmill running, indoor track running, virtual running

Outdoor Running Profiles: Running, outdoor track running, trail running, ultra running, obstacle racing

Outdoor Recreation Profiles: Hiking, rucking, indoor climbing, bouldering, climbing, hunting, horseback riding, golfing, disc golf, archery

Cycling Profiles: Biking, road biking, mountain biking, gravel biking, bike commuting, bike touring, eBiking, eMountain biking, indoor biking, cyclocross, BMX

Swim Profiles: Pool swimming, open water swimming

On The Water Profiles: Stand up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, surfing, kiteboarding, windsurfing, fishing, boating, sailing, water skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, tubing, snorkeling, whitewater

Motor Sports Profiles: Motorcycling, overlanding, motocrossing, ATVing, snowmobiling

Racket Sports Profiles: Tennis, pickleball, badminton, squash, table tennis, padel, platform tennis, racquetball

Snow and Winter Profiles: 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

In The Ring Profiles: Boxing, mixed martial arts

Dive Profiles: Scuba diving single gas, apnea diving, depth app

Other Activity Profiles: Flying, jumpmaster, tactical, inline skating

Safety Features: Incident detection during select activities, incident detection alert on phone for wearables, assistance, LiveTrack, Group LiveTrack, live event sharing

Tactical Features: Stealth mode, night vision mode, dual grid coordinates, kill switch, ballistics solver

Gaming Features: Gaming activity

Dive Maximum Operating Depth: 40 meters

Dive Modes: Single-gas mode, apnea mode

Decompression Model: Bühlmann ZHL-16c with Gradient Factors

Nitrox Support: Yes

Gas Mixes: Air, Nitrox 21-40% oxygen

PO2: Up to 1.6 with customisable deco settings

Auto Start / End Dive: Yes

Custom End-Dive Timeout: Yes, 20 sec to 10 min

Safety Stop: Yes, customisable off, 3 min, 5 min

Deep Stops: Yes, using custom Gradient Factors

Customisable Conservatism: Yes, low, medium, high, or custom using Gradient Factors

Dive Ascent / Descent Rate Indicator: Yes

Automatic Altitude Adjustment: Yes

No Fly Time: Yes

Dive Planner: Yes, basic NDL and gas planner

Dive Backlight: Yes, configurable intensity, always on

Dive Entry and Exit Locations: Automatically saved

Dive Log Sync: Garmin Dive mobile app

Dive Alerts and Alarms: Yes, vibration only

3-Axis Dive Compass: Yes, with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L, and reciprocal

Missed Deco Lockout: Yes, can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement

Surface Diver Status Widget: Yes, surface interval, no fly time, N2 loading, CNS, OTU, and tissue compartment status

Aviation Features: Worldwide airport databases, 3-axis compass with HSI, multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC, moving map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, and bodies of water, worldwide NAVAID and intersection databases, in-flight Pulse Ox, METAR, TAF

Boating Features: Wearable trolling motor remote

Activity Tracking: Step counter, move alerts, auto goal, calories burned, floors climbed, distance travelled, intensity minutes, TrueUp, Move IQ, Garmin Connect Challenges app

Fitness Features: Cardio workouts, strength workouts, HIIT workouts, yoga workouts, Pilates workouts, on-screen workout animations, on-screen workout muscle map, automatic rep counting

Training Features: Customisable screens, downloadable training plans, course guidance, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max, % HRR, recovery time, auto max HR, race glance widget, HRV status, HRV stress test with compatible accessory, HR broadcast, respiration rate during exercise with compatible accessory, GPS speed and distance, customisable activity profiles, Auto Pause, interval training, improved interval support, advanced workouts, power modes, HRM running pace and distance, Auto Lap, manual lap, rest timer, heat and altitude acclimation, VO2 max run, VO2 max trail run, realtime stamina, endurance score, training load, training load focus, training effect, training effect anaerobic, primary benefit labels, workout benefit, customisable alerts, multisport auto transition, finish time, virtual partner, race an activity, auto multisport activities, Garmin Live Segments, Strava Live Segments, round-trip course creator, Trendline popularity routing, touch and/or button lock, hot keys, auto scroll, activity history on watch, Physio TrueUp, unified training status

Running Features: GPS-based distance, time and pace, running dynamics, vertical oscillation and ratio, ground contact time and balance with accessory, stride length, cadence, running power, grade-adjusted pace, performance condition, lactate threshold with compatible accessory, PacePro pacing strategies, run workouts, hill score, trail run auto climb, race predictor, course- and weather-specific race predictor, foot pod capable, run/walk/stand detection

Golf Features: Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide, yardage to front, middle and back of green, yardage to layups and doglegs, automatic shot distance measurement, digital scorecard, custom targets, stat tracking, Garmin AutoShot, full vector map, auto CourseView updates, Green View with manual pin position, hazards and course targets, PinPointer, PlaysLike Distance, touch targeting, handicap scoring, swing tempo, tempo training, round timer and odometer, automatic club tracking compatible with accessory, wind speed and direction with Golf app connection, virtual caddie, pairs with Garmin Golf app, tournament legal, Green Contours with Garmin Golf membership

Outdoor Recreation Features: Point-to-point navigation, breadcrumb trail in real time, back to start, TracBack, UltraTrac mode, around me mode, up ahead, NextFork navigation, elevation profile, distance to destination, barometric trend indicator with storm alert, ClimbPro ascent planner, vertical speed, rest timer for ultra run only, auto rest, future elevation plot, preloaded road and trail maps, preloaded ski resort maps, downloadable cartography support, GPS coordinates, Sight 'N Go, area calculation via Connect IQ, fish forecast, projected waypoint, sun and moon information, expedition GPS activity, tides, tides glance

Cycling Features: Courses, bike lap and lap maximum power with power sensor, race an activity, alerts, power curve and % FTP workouts, Garmin Cycle Map, MTB grit and flow, compatible with Vector and Rally power meters, compatible with Varia Vision, compatible with Varia radar, compatible with Varia lights, speed and cadence sensor support, power meter compatible, Power Guide

Swimming Features: Open-water swim metrics, pool swim metrics, stroke type detection, drill logging, basic rest timer, repeat on rest timer, auto rest, time and distance alerts, pacing alerts, countdown start, pool swim workouts, underwater wrist-based heart rate, heart rate from external HRM with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro, or HRM-Pro Plus

Kid Activity Feature: Toe-to-Toe Challenges app via optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app