Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 vs MSI NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:GeForce 9800 GTX
- NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT:GeForce 8500 GT
Processor frequency
- N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:675 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT:460 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:GDDR3
- NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT:GDDR2
Memory bus
- N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:256 bit
- NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:2200 MHz
- NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT:800 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:2
- NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT:1
OpenGL version
- N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:2.1
- NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT:2.0

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Comparison of N9800GTX-T2D512, NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2
19 specifications	A MSI N9800GTX-T2D512 graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 Model N9800GTX-T2D512 View product	B MSI NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT Model NX8500GT-TD1GEH/D2 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9800 GTX	GeForce 8500 GT
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	675 MHz	460 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2200 MHz	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Graphics Card Driver - MSI Live Update (Live Graphics Card BIOS & Live Graphics Card Driver) - GoodMem - LockBox - WMIinfo - MSI Live - E-Color - MediaRing - ShowShift - ThinSoft Be Twin - Adobe Acrobat Reader - Norton Internet Security 2005 - Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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