Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB vs MSI Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:GeForce 8600 GT
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:2560 x 1600 pixels
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:2048 x 1536 pixels
DirectX version
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:10
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:10.0

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Comparison of GeForce8600GT 256 MB, Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3
27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB View product	B MSI Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	3.6 GTexel/s
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
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	450 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	Intel Pentium 4, AMD AthlonTM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP(SP2)/XP Professional x64/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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