Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8500GT-TD256E OC vs MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC

Key differences

Graphics processor
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC:GeForce 8600 GTS
Processor frequency
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:600 MHz
- NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC:700 MHz
Memory clock speed
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:1200 MHz
- NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC:2100 MHz
Data transfer rate
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:12.8 Gbit/s
- NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC:32 Gbit/s
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- NX8500GT-TD256E OC:3.6 GTexel/s
- NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC:10.8 GTexel/s

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Comparison of NX8500GT-TD256E OC, NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC
15 specifications	A MSI NX8500GT-TD256E OC View product	B MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E OC View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	700 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1200 MHz	2100 MHz
Data transfer rateDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	32 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	3.6 GTexel/s	10.8 GTexel/s
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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