Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E vs MSI Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:2560 x 1600 pixels
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:660 MHz
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:460 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:GDDR3
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:384 bit
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:2300 MHz
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:800 MHz
Data transfer rate
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:86.4 Gbit/s
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:12.8 Gbit/s
DirectX version
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:10
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:10.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E:36.8 GTexel/s
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2:3.6 GTexel/s

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Comparison of 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E, Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2
18 specifications	A MSI 8800Ultra, GeForce PCI-E View product	B MSI Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR2 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	660 MHz	460 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory4 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2300 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateDiffers	86.4 Gbit/s	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	36.8 GTexel/s	3.6 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	85 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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