Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M vs ASUS EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:GeForce 8500 GT
- EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3:GeForce 9800 GT
Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:2048 x 1536 pixels
- EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:GDDR2
- EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:128 bit
- EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:800 MHz
- EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3:900 MHz
Interface type
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:PCI Express x16
- EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0
Cooling type
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:Passive
- EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3:Active

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Comparison of EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M, EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3
20 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M View product	B ASUS EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 graphics card GeForce 9800 GT GDDR3 Model EN9800GT/HTDP/512MD3 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 9800 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor front side busKnown for one	459 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	900 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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