Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE 7300 GS 128MB DDRII vs GIGABYTE 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- 7300 GS 128MB DDRII:GDDR2
- 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E:GDDR3
Memory bus
- 7300 GS 128MB DDRII:64 bit
- 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E:128 bit
DirectX version
- 7300 GS 128MB DDRII:9.0c
- 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E:10.0
Shader model version
- 7300 GS 128MB DDRII:3.0
- 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E:4.0

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Comparison of 7300 GS 128MB DDRII, 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E
23 specifications	A GIGABYTE 7300 GS 128MB DDRII View product	B GIGABYTE 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8500 GT
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	128 bit
Number of pipelinesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0c	10.0
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4/III/II/Celeron, AMD K6/Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP;

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