Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe vs MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 8600 GT
Processor frequency
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:459 MHz
- NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:580 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:GDDR2
- NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:128 bit
- NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe:800 MHz
- NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:1600 MHz

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Comparison of EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe, NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC
16 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT SILENT 256MB PCIe View product	B MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 Model NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	459 MHz	580 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1600 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Vista

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