Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP vs MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP has 64 bit more memory bus than the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16 (128 bit vs 64 bit). Graphics processor: GeForce 8500 GT on the GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP, GeForce 8400 GS on the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16. Maximum resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels on the GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP, 2048 x 1536 pixels on the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16. Graphics card memory type: GDDR3 on the GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP, GDDR2 on the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16. DirectX version: 10 on the GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP, 10.0 on the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16.

Graphics processor
- GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP:GeForce 8500 GT
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolution
- GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP:2560 x 1600 pixels
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP:GDDR3
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:GDDR2
Memory bus
- GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP:128 bit
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:64 bit
DirectX version
- GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP:10
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:10.0

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Comparison of GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP, Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16
16 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 256MB GV-NX85T256HP View product	B MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantity	1	1
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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