Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card vs MSI NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card has 20 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express (600 MHz vs 580 MHz). The ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card has 600 MHz more memory clock speed than the MSI NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express (1400 MHz vs 800 MHz). Graphics processor: GeForce 8500 GT on the ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card, GeForce 8600 GT on the MSI NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express. Maximum resolution: 2048 x 1536 pixels on the ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card, 1920 x 1440 pixels on the MSI NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express. Graphics card memory type: GDDR3 on the ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card, GDDR2 on the MSI NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express.

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express:GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:2048 x 1536 pixels
- NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express:1920 x 1440 pixels
Processor frequency
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:600 MHz
- NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express:580 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:GDDR3
- NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express:GDDR2
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:1400 MHz
- NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express:800 MHz
DirectX version
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card:10
- NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express:10.0

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Comparison of EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card, NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express
22 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M Video Card View product	B MSI NX8600GT-TD256E-OC/D2 - Geforce 8600GT, 256MB, PCI Express View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	1920 x 1440 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	580 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGA	Yes	Yes
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
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/Half-Length (FH/HL)

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