GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MB vs MSI RADEON RX2600PRO-T2D256E/D2

Comparison of GeForce8600GT 256 MB, RADEON RX2600PRO-T2D256E/D2

24 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce8600GT 256 MBView product	B MSI RADEON RX2600PRO-T2D256E/D2View 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	600 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 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
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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