Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3 vs MSI R4870X2-T2D2G-OC

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:2048 x 1536 pixels
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:GDDR5
Memory bus
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:128 bit
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:1400 MHz
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:1800 MHz
Interface type
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:PCI Express x16
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantity
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:1
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:2
DirectX version
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:10
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:10.1
OpenGL version
- EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3:2.0
- R4870X2-T2D2G-OC:2.1

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Comparison of EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M, R4870X2-T2D2G-OC
21 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR3 Model EN8500GTTOP/HTP/256M View product	B MSI R4870X2-T2D2G-OC Model R4870X2-T2D2G-OC View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	780 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8500 GT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	1800 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.1
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
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

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