Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 vs MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GeForce GTX 260
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:576 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:460 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GDDR3
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:448 bit
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:1998 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
Interface type
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:PCI Express x16
DirectX version
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:10
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0

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Comparison of ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A, NX8500GT-TD256EH/D
27 specifications	A ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 Model ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A View product	B MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD256EH/D View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 260	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	576 MHz	460 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1242 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	448 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1998 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	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
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities & Driver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Technical featuresKnown for one	1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor, 1 x HDTV-out cable, 1 x Power cable.	Unknown — not stated by the source
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 Hz

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