Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2 vs MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus

Key differences

Processor frequency
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:540 MHz
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:675 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:GDDR3
Memory bus
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:128 bit
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:1400 MHz
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:10
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:10.0
Dual Link DVI
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:Yes
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:No
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2:8.64 GTexel/s
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:10.8 GTexel/s

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Comparison of NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2, NX8600GTS Diamond Plus
21 specifications	A MSI NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 graphics card GDDR2 Model NX8600GT-MTD256E/D2 View product	B MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	540 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	1400 MHz	2000 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	64 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
BandwidthKnown for one	22.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance3 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
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 DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	8.64 GTexel/s	10.8 GTexel/s
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	85 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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