Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card vs MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:750 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:460 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:GDDR5
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:256 bit
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:3600 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
Interface type
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:PCI Express 2.0
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:PCI Express x16
DirectX version
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:10.1
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0
Shader model version
- EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card:4.1
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:4.0

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Comparison of EAH4870/HTDI/1G, NX8500GT-TD256EH/D
27 specifications	A ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G graphics card Model EAH4870/HTDI/1G View product	B MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD256EH/D View product
Processor2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	750 MHz	460 MHz
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8500 GT
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3600 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	HDTV Output (YPbPr)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10.0
Shader model versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 Hz

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