Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8500GT-TD512EH graphics card GDDR2 vs MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- NX8500GT-TD512EH graphics card GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:GDDR3
Memory clock speed
- NX8500GT-TD512EH graphics card GDDR2:800 MHz
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- NX8500GT-TD512EH graphics card GDDR2:10
- NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB:9.0c

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Comparison of NX8500GT-TD512EH, NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB
23 specifications	A MSI NX8500GT-TD512EH graphics card GDDR2 Model NX8500GT-TD512EH View product	B MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD 256MB View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Processor frequencyKnown for one	450 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
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
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	9.0c
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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