Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 vs MSI NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:GeForce 9800 GTX
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 8600 GT
Processor frequency
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:700 MHz
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:620 MHz
Memory bus
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:256 bit
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:2200 MHz
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:70.4 GB/s
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:22.4 GB/s
DirectX version
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:10.0
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:10
OpenGL version
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:2.1
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:2.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:43.2 GTexel/s
- NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3:8.64 GTexel/s

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Comparison of N9800GTX-T2D512OC, NX8600GTTWINTURBO
22 specifications	A MSI N9800GTX-T2D512OC graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 Model N9800GTX-T2D512OC View product	B MSI NX8600GTTWINTURBO graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 Model NX8600GTTWINTURBO View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9800 GTX	GeForce 8600 GT
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	620 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1488 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2200 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Differs	70.4 GB/s	22.4 GB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	43.2 GTexel/s	8.64 GTexel/s
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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