Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB vs MSI NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2

9specifications compared
2differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:GDDR3
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:GDDR2

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Comparison of GeForce8600GT 256 MB, NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2
28 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB View product	B MSI NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2 Model NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 View product
Processor1 differ
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 resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 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	1400 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Gbit/s
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.4 GHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	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
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	8.64 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

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