Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280 vs MSI NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:GeForce GTX 280
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:650 MHz
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:540 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:GDDR3
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:512 bit
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2300 MHz
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
OpenGL version
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2.1
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:2.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:48.2 GTexel/s
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:8.64 GTexel/s

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Comparison of N280GTX-T2D1GOC, NX8600GT-MTD256E/D
25 specifications	A MSI N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280 Model N280GTX-T2D1GOC View product	B MSI NX8600GT-MTD256E/D graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2 Model NX8600GT-MTD256E/D View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 280	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	540 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2300 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	141.7 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Gbit/s
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.4 GHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	48.2 GTexel/s	8.64 GTexel/s
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 Hz

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