GIGABYTE 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E vs GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3

Comparison of 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-E, Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3

15 specifications	A GIGABYTE 8500GT 128Mb, PCI-EView product	B GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8500 GT	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Memoryidentical
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantity	1	1
Dual VGA	Yes	Yes
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirements	Pentium 4/III/II/Celeron, AMD K6/Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP;	Pentium 4/III/II/Celeron, AMD K6/Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP;
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista

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