Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Nvidia 8600GT PCIe vs MSI R4670-2D512 GDDR3

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:1920 x 1200 pixels
- R4670-2D512 GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:580 MHz
- R4670-2D512 GDDR3:750 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:GDDR2
- R4670-2D512 GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory clock speed
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:800 MHz
- R4670-2D512 GDDR3:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:10
- R4670-2D512 GDDR3:10.1

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Comparison of Nvidia 8600GT PCIe, R4670-2D512
25 specifications	A MSI Nvidia 8600GT PCIe View product	B MSI R4670-2D512 GDDR3 Model R4670-2D512 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8600 GT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	580 MHz	750 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1188 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	22.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	8.64 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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