Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE 8600GT 512MB PCI-E vs GIGABYTE Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 8600GT 512MB PCI-E:NVIDIA
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit:AMD
Graphics card memory type
- 8600GT 512MB PCI-E:GDDR2
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit:GDDR3
Memory bus
- 8600GT 512MB PCI-E:128 bit
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit:256 bit
DVI ports quantity
- 8600GT 512MB PCI-E:1
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit:2
DirectX version
- 8600GT 512MB PCI-E:10
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit:10.1
Shader model version
- 8600GT 512MB PCI-E:4.0
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit:4.1

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Comparison of 8600GT 512MB PCI-E, Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit
25 specifications	A GIGABYTE 8600GT 512MB PCI-E View product	B GIGABYTE Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, GDDR3, 256-bit View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8600 GT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	4 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeKnown for one	AGP 8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.1
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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