Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb vs MSI GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb:Radeon X1550
- GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP:GeForce 8600 GTS
Processor frequency
- ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb:400 MHz
- GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP:675 MHz
Memory bus
- ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb:64 bit
- GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb:800 MHz
- GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb:8.1
- GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP:10
Shader model version
- ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb:3.0
- GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP:4.0

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Comparison of ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb, GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP
20 specifications	A ASUS ATI Radeon X1550 GPU - PCI-Express, 128Mb View product	B MSI GeForce 8600GTS - PCI-E, 512MB, HDCP View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon X1550	GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	675 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR2	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-out	Yes	Yes
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	8.1	10
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista 32bit, Windows XP 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista	Microsoft Windows Vista
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Asus Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source

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