Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I graphics card GDDR3 vs MSI Nvidia 8600GT PCIe

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- GV-R455D3-512I graphics card GDDR3:2048 x 1536 pixels
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:1920 x 1200 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- GV-R455D3-512I graphics card GDDR3:GDDR3
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:GDDR2
Memory bus
- GV-R455D3-512I graphics card GDDR3:64 bit
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:128 bit
DirectX version
- GV-R455D3-512I graphics card GDDR3:10.1
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:10
Cooling type
- GV-R455D3-512I graphics card GDDR3:Passive
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:Active

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Comparison of GV-R455D3-512I, Nvidia 8600GT PCIe
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I graphics card GDDR3 Model GV-R455D3-512I View product	B MSI Nvidia 8600GT PCIe View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8600 GT
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1188 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.4 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10
OpenGL versionKnown for one	2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.64 GTexel/s
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	400 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 4/Core 2, Athlon/Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/Xp	Unknown — not stated by the source

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