Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce GTX 295 vs MSI NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GeForce GTX 295:GeForce GTX 295
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8600 GT
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce GTX 295:GDDR3
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- GeForce GTX 295:896 bit
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- GeForce GTX 295:1998 MHz
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)
- GeForce GTX 295:223.8 GB/s
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:22.4 GB/s
Interface type
- GeForce GTX 295:PCI Express 2.0
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:PCI Express x16
DirectX version
- GeForce GTX 295:10
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:10.0
OpenGL version
- GeForce GTX 295:2.1
- NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:2.0

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Comparison of GeForce GTX 295, NX8600GT-TD256E/D2
27 specifications	A MSI GeForce GTX 295 View product	B MSI NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2 Model NX8600GT-TD256E/D2 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 295	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	576 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	480	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 MHz
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.75 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	896 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1998 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Differs	223.8 GB/s	22.4 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	92.2 GTexel/s	8.64 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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