Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0 vs MSI GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2048 x 1536 pixels
- GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:700 MHz
- GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E:575 MHz
Memory bus
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:128 bit
- GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2100 MHz
- GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E:1700 MHz
Data transfer rate
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:32 Gbit/s
- GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E:64 Gbit/s
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:10.8 GTexel/s
- GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E:24 GTexel/s

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Comparison of GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0, GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E
16 specifications	A MSI GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0 View product	B MSI GeForce 8800GTS, PCI-E View product
Processor2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	575 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2100 MHz	1700 MHz
Data transfer rateDiffers	32 Gbit/s	64 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10	10
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	10.8 GTexel/s	24 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
External video modes refresh rate (max)	85 Hz	85 Hz

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