Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 vs MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 8600 GT
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution
- 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:3840 x 2400 pixels
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:540 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:460 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory clock speed
- 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:700 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
DirectX version
- 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:10
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0

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Comparison of 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z, NX8500GT-TD256EH
20 specifications	A ASUS 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 Model 90-C1CJ8M-HUAY00Z View product	B MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD256EH View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	3840 x 2400 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	540 MHz	460 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	700 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/2000/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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