Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 vs MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB

Key differences

Graphics processor
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:GeForce 8600 GTS
Graphics card memory type
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:GDDR3
Memory clock speed
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:9.0c

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Comparison of NX8500GT-TD256EH, NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB
22 specifications	A MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD256EH View product	B MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GTS
Processor frequencyKnown for one	460 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	9.0c
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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