GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB vs MSI GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E

Comparison of GeForce8600GT 256 MB, GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E

27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MBView product	B MSI GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-EView product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8600 GT	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	575 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1700 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX version	10	10
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24 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
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP(SP2)/XP Professional x64/2000	—Unknown — not stated by the source
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	85 Hz

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.