Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 vs MSI Radeon HD 4850

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
- Radeon HD 4850:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:460 MHz
- Radeon HD 4850:625 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
- Radeon HD 4850:GDDR3
Memory bus
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:128 bit
- Radeon HD 4850:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
- Radeon HD 4850:1986 MHz
Interface type
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:PCI Express x16
- Radeon HD 4850:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0
- Radeon HD 4850:10.1
Shader model version
- NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:4.0
- Radeon HD 4850:4.1

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Comparison of NX8500GT-TD256EH/D, Radeon HD 4850
24 specifications	A MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH/D graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD256EH/D View product	B MSI Radeon HD 4850 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8500 GT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	460 MHz	625 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1986 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63.552 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
TV-out	Yes	Yes
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	3.6 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	85 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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