Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 vs MSI NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GeForce GTX 260
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 8600 GT
Processor frequency
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:576 MHz
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:620 MHz
Shader clock
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:1242 MHz
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:1488 MHz
Memory bus
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:448 bit
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:1998 MHz
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:1600 MHz
Interface type
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:PCI Express x16
Shader model version
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:4.0
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:3.0
OpenGL version
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:2.1
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:2.0

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Comparison of ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A, NX8600GTTWINTURBO
25 specifications	A ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 Model ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A View product	B MSI NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 Model NX8600GTTWINTURBO View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 260	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	576 MHz	620 MHz
Shader clockDiffers	1242 MHz	1488 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
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
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	448 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1998 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.4 GB/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
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
DirectX version	10	10
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
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
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.64 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities & Driver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
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

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