Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus vs MSI RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB

Key differences

Graphics processor
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:GeForce 8600 GTS
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:Radeon X1650 Pro
Maximum resolution
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:2048 x 1536 pixels
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:675 MHz
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:600 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:GDDR3
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:GDDR2
Memory bus
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:256 bit
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:2000 MHz
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:800 MHz
DirectX version
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:10.0
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:9.0b
Shader model version
- NX8600GTS Diamond Plus:4.0
- RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB:3.0

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Comparison of NX8600GTS Diamond Plus, RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB
20 specifications	A MSI NX8600GTS Diamond Plus View product	B MSI RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600 GTS	Radeon X1650 Pro
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	675 MHz	600 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2000 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	9.0b
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
HDCPDiffers	Yes	No
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	10.8 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/2000

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