Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3 vs MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus

Key differences

Graphics processor
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:GeForce 8600 GTS
Processor frequency
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:600 MHz
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:675 MHz
Memory bus
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:128 bit
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:1200 MHz
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:2000 MHz
Dual Link DVI
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:Yes
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:No
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3:3.6 GTexel/s
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:10.8 GTexel/s

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Comparison of Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3, NX8600GTS Diamond Plus
19 specifications	A MSI Geforce 8500GT - 256MB, GDDR3 View product	B MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	675 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1200 MHz	2000 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance2 differ
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	3.6 GTexel/s	10.8 GTexel/s
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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