Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 vs MSI NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 8600 GT
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
Graphics card memory type
- EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory clock speed
- EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:1400 MHz
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
Shader model version
- EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:4.0
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:3.0

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Comparison of EN8600GT/HTDP/256M, NX8500GT-MTD256EH
20 specifications	A ASUS EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 Model EN8600GT/HTDP/256M View product	B MSI NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-MTD256EH View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	540 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	VGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/2000/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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