Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 vs MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus

Key differences

Graphics processor
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:GeForce 8600 GTS
Processor frequency
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:450 MHz
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:675 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:GDDR3
Memory bus
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:128 bit
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:2000 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:1
Shader model version
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:3.0
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:4.0
Dual Link DVI
- NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:Yes
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:No

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Comparison of NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2, NX8600GTS Diamond Plus
21 specifications	A MSI NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 graphics card GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD512EH/D2 View product	B MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	GeForce 8600 GTS
Processor frequencyDiffers	450 MHz	675 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	3.6 GTexel/s	10.8 GTexel/s
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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