Product comparison · 2 gpus

CLUB3D Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe vs MSI GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe:2560 x 1600 pixels
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe:740 MHz
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:700 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe:GDDR4
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:GDDR3
Memory bus
- Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe:512 bit
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe:2000 MHz
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2100 MHz

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Comparison of Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe, GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0
25 specifications	A CLUB3D Radeon HD2900XT 1024MB DVI PCIe View product	B MSI GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0 View product
Processor2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	740 MHz	700 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR4	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2000 MHz	2100 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	- DVI-I out (Dual Link 2560x1600 digital) - DVI-I out (Dual Link 2560x1600 digital) - CRT out (2x max Res. 2048x1536 @85Hz) - S-video & Composite video Out (1024x768) - HDTV; YPrPb Out (1080x720p, 1920x1080p) - S-video & Composite video In	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10	10
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.8 GTexel/s
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	650 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium / Athlon	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows MCE Windows XP64 Windows VISTA 32bit Windows VISTA 64bit	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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