Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/256M Video Card vs ASUS EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M Video Card

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/256M Video Card:GeForce 8500 GT
- EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M Video Card:GeForce 8600 GT
Processor frequency
- EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/256M Video Card:459 MHz
- EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M Video Card:540 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/256M Video Card:GDDR2
- EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M Video Card:GDDR3
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/256M Video Card:800 MHz
- EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M Video Card:1400 MHz

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Comparison of EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/256M Video Card, EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M Video Card
19 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/256M Video Card View product	B ASUS EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M Video Card View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	459 MHz	540 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1400 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantity	1	1
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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