Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 vs MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC

Key differences

Graphics processor
- NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8800GTS 512M OC:GeForce 8800 GTS
Maximum resolution
- NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
- NX8800GTS 512M OC:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8800GTS 512M OC:GDDR3
Memory bus
- NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:128 bit
- NX8800GTS 512M OC:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
- NX8800GTS 512M OC:1944 MHz
Data transfer rate
- NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:12.8 Gbit/s
- NX8800GTS 512M OC:62.1 Gbit/s
DirectX version
- NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10.0
- NX8800GTS 512M OC:10

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Comparison of NX8500GT-TD512E, NX8800GTS 512M OC
16 specifications	A MSI NX8500GT-TD512E graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD512E View product	B MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8800 GTS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	460 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory4 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1944 MHz
Data transfer rateDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	62.1 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
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
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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