Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB vs MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:GeForce 8600 GT
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolution
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:2048 x 1536 pixels
Memory bus
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:128 bit
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:256 bit
DVI ports quantity
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:2
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:1
DirectX version
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:10
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:10.0
Dual Link DVI
- GeForce8600GT 256 MB:Yes
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:No

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Comparison of GeForce8600GT 256 MB, NX8600GTS Diamond Plus
27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB View product	B MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	675 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance2 differ
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Full HDKnown 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	10.8 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
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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