Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card vs ASUS EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:GeForce 8500 GT
- EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card:GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:2048 x 1536 pixels
- EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:600 MHz
- EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card:540 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:GDDR3
- EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card:GDDR2
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:1400 MHz
- EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card:800 MHz
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:1
- EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card:2

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Comparison of EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card, EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card
18 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card View product	B ASUS EN8600GT MG/HTP/512M Video Card View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	540 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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 quantityDiffers	1	2
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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