GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB vs MSI NX8600GTS, PCI-E

Comparison of GeForce8600GT 256 MB, NX8600GTS, PCI-E

26 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MBView product	B MSI NX8600GTS, PCI-EView 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	675 MHz
Memoryidentical
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
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 versionKnown for one	2.0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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	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

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