Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe vs MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:2048 x 1536 pixels
- NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:GDDR2
- NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB:GDDR3
Memory bus
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:128 bit
- NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB:256 bit
DirectX version
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:10.0
- NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB:9.0
Shader model version
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:4.0
- NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB:3.0

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Comparison of EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe, NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB
19 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe View product	B MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC LITE PCIX 512MB View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8500 GT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	459 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.2 GB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantity	2	2
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	9.0
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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