Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3 vs MSI NX9600GT Zilent 1G

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX9600GT Zilent 1G:GeForce 9600 GT
Maximum resolution
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:2048 x 1536 pixels
- NX9600GT Zilent 1G:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
- NX9600GT Zilent 1G:GDDR2
Memory bus
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:128 bit
- NX9600GT Zilent 1G:256 bit
DVI ports quantity
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:1
- NX9600GT Zilent 1G:2
DirectX version
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:10
- NX9600GT Zilent 1G:10.0
OpenGL version
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:2.0
- NX9600GT Zilent 1G:2.1

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Comparison of EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M, NX9600GT Zilent 1G
22 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3 Model EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M View product	B MSI NX9600GT Zilent 1G View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 9600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57.6 GB/s
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.8 GTexel/s
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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.