Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3 vs MSI V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3:GeForce 8600 GT
- V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution
- Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3:2048 x 1536 pixels
- V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3:540 MHz
- V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:460 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3:GDDR3
- V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory clock speed
- Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3:1400 MHz
- V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
DirectX version
- Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3:10.0
- V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3:8.64 GTexel/s
- V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:3.6 GTexel/s

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Comparison of Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3, V096-190R
16 specifications	A MSI Geforce 8600GT - 256MB, DDR3 View product	B MSI V096-190R graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model V096-190R View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	540 MHz	460 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	22.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	8.64 GTexel/s	3.6 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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