Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus vs MSI NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus:GDDR3
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory clock speed
- GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus:2000 MHz
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
Data transfer rate
- GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus:32 Gbit/s
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:12.8 Gbit/s
DirectX version
- GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus:10
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus:10.8 GTexel/s
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:3.6 GTexel/s

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Comparison of GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus, NX8500GT-MTD256EH
19 specifications	A MSI GeForce 8600GTS Diamond Plus View product	B MSI NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-MTD256EH View product
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	675 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8500 GT
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory clock speedDiffers	2000 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateDiffers	32 Gbit/s	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Dual VGAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	10.8 GTexel/s	3.6 GTexel/s
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Other featuresidentical
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	85 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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