Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0 vs MSI Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2048 x 1536 pixels
- Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB:3840 x 2400 pixels
Processor frequency
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:700 MHz
- Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB:550 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:GDDR3
- Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB:GDDR2
Memory bus
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:128 bit
- Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2100 MHz
- Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB:800 MHz
DirectX version
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:10
- Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB:9.0
Shader model version
- GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:4.0
- Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB:3.0

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Comparison of GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0, Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB
18 specifications	A MSI GeForce 8600GTS, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0 View product	B MSI Radeon X1550 - PCI-E Graphic Card 256MB View product
Processor2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	3840 x 2400 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	550 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2100 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	32 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-out	Yes	Yes
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	9.0
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	10.8 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	85 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ThinSoft Adobe Acrobat Reader MSI Live

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