Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2 vs MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8600 GT
- NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3:GeForce 8800 GT
Maximum resolution
- NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:1920 x 1200 pixels
- NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:540 MHz
- NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3:660 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:128 bit
- NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:800 MHz
- NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3:1900 MHz
DirectX version
- NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2:10.0
- NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3:10

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Comparison of NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2, NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC
21 specifications	A MSI NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 graphics card GeForce 8600 GT GDDR2 Model NX8600GT-TD512EZ/D2 View product	B MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC graphics card GeForce 8800 GT GDDR3 Model NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GT	GeForce 8800 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	540 MHz	660 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	1900 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57.6 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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