Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M vs ASUS EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:GeForce 8500 GT
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:GeForce 9600 GT
Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:3840 x 2400 pixels
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:459 MHz
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:650 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:GDDR2
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:GDDR3
Memory bus
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:128 bit
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:666 MHz
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:1800 MHz
DVI-I ports quantity
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:1
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:2
DVI ports quantity
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:1
- EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2:2

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Comparison of EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M, EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2
23 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M View product	B ASUS EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 9600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	3840 x 2400 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	459 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1625 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	666 MHz	1800 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	HDTV Output (YPbPr)	1 x HDTV Output
Performanceidentical
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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