Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 vs MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB

Key differences

Graphics processor
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:GeForce 8600 GTS
Graphics card memory type
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:GDDR3
Memory clock speed
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:9.0c
Shader model version
- NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:3.0
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:4.0

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Comparison of NX8500GT-MTD256EH, NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB
20 specifications	A MSI NX8500GT-MTD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-MTD256EH View product	B MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GTS
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	9.0c
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	3.6 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.