Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EAH3850 OC GEAR/HTDI/512M vs MSI GeForce 8600GTS

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EAH3850 OC GEAR/HTDI/512M:2560 x 1600 pixels
- GeForce 8600GTS:2048 x 1536 pixels
Memory bus
- EAH3850 OC GEAR/HTDI/512M:256 bit
- GeForce 8600GTS:128 bit
DirectX version
- EAH3850 OC GEAR/HTDI/512M:10
- GeForce 8600GTS:10.0

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Comparison of EAH3850 OC GEAR/HTDI/512M, GeForce 8600GTS
20 specifications	A ASUS EAH3850 OC GEAR/HTDI/512M View product	B MSI GeForce 8600GTS View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	668 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8600 GTS
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1650 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.8 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Cable typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TV-Out, HDTV

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.