Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT SILENT 512MB PCIe vs GIGABYTE GF 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT SILENT 512MB PCIe:GeForce 8500 GT
- GF 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP:GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT SILENT 512MB PCIe:2048 x 1536 pixels
- GF 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT SILENT 512MB PCIe:GDDR2
- GF 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP:GDDR3
DirectX version
- EN8500GT SILENT 512MB PCIe:10.0
- GF 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP:10

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Comparison of EN8500GT SILENT 512MB PCIe, GF 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP
24 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT SILENT 512MB PCIe View product	B GIGABYTE GF 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Processor frequencyKnown for one	459 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x16
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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