Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3 vs MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:GeForce 9600 GSO
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:600 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:460 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:GDDR3
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:192 bit
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:1800 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
OpenGL version
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:2.1
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:26.4 GTexel/s
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:3.6 GTexel/s

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Comparison of N9600GSO-T2D384OC, NX8500GT-TD256EH/D
23 specifications	A MSI N9600GSO-T2D384OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3 Model N9600GSO-T2D384OC View product	B MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD256EH/D View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9600 GSO	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	460 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	192 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	43.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
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	26.4 GTexel/s	3.6 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
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
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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