Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M vs GIGABYTE GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:2048 x 1536 pixels
- GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:GDDR2
- GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card:GDDR5
Memory bus
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:128 bit
- GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card:256 bit
Interface type
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:PCI Express x16
- GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:10
- GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card:10.1
OpenGL version
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:2.0
- GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card:2.1
Cooling type
- EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M:Passive
- GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card:Active

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Comparison of EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M, GV-R487D5-1GD
22 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT Silent/HTP/512M View product	B GIGABYTE GV-R487D5-1GD graphics card Model GV-R487D5-1GD 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 front side busKnown for one	459 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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