Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Nvidia 8600GT PCIe vs MSI VGA Nvidia N280GTX

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:GeForce 8600 GT
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:GeForce GTX 280
Maximum resolution
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:1920 x 1200 pixels
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:GDDR2
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:GDDR3
Memory bus
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:128 bit
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:800 MHz
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:2300 MHz
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- Nvidia 8600GT PCIe:8.64 GTexel/s
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:48.2 GTexel/s

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Comparison of Nvidia 8600GT PCIe, VGA Nvidia N280GTX
27 specifications	A MSI Nvidia 8600GT PCIe View product	B MSI VGA Nvidia N280GTX View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce GTX 280
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	580 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader clockKnown for one	1188 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	2300 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	22.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141.7 GB/s
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
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10	10
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)Differs	8.64 GTexel/s	48.2 GTexel/s
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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