Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M vs ASUS EN8600GT MAGIC/HTP/512M

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M:GeForce 8500 GT
- EN8600GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M:2048 x 1536 pixels
- EN8600GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M:GDDR3
- EN8600GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:GDDR2

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Comparison of EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M, EN8600GT MAGIC/HTP/512M
20 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M View product	B ASUS EN8600GT MAGIC/HTP/512M View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantity	1	1
Dual VGA	Yes	Yes
TV-out	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI-Express TV-Out HDTV-out DVI-I Dual VGA
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.