Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB vs MSI NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

13specifications compared
5differ
8identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:GeForce 8600 GT
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:GDDR3
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
DirectX version
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:10
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0

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Comparison of GeForce8600GT 256 MB, NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2
26 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB View product	B MSI NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 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	450 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantity	2	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
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
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Design1 differ
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)
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

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