Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M vs MSI NX8500GT-TD256E OC

Key differences

Graphics processor
- EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M:GeForce 8600 GT
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:GeForce 8500 GT
Processor frequency
- EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M:540 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:600 MHz
Memory clock speed
- EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M:1400 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:1200 MHz

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Comparison of EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M, NX8500GT-TD256E OC
18 specifications	A ASUS EN8600GT OC GEAR/HTDP/256M View product	B MSI NX8500GT-TD256E OC View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	540 MHz	600 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	1200 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	VGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
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

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