Comparison of Texas Instruments graphing calculators

A graphing calculator is a class of hand-held calculator that is capable of plotting graphs and solving complex functions. There are several companies that manufacture models of graphing calculators. Texas Instruments is a major manufacturer.

The following table compares general and technical information for a selection of common and uncommon Texas Instruments graphing calculators. See the individual calculators' articles for further information.

Calculator	CPU	RAM	Display Size	Physical Size (inches)	Programming Languages	Link Ports	Year Released	Predecessors	Successors	Initial MSRP (nominal US$)
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer	Zilog Z80 @ 6MHz	25KB of RAM, 512KB of Flash ROM	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	7.3 × 3.5 × 1.0	TI-BASIC, Assembly (via Mallard), Flash Apps	I/O Port	1998/2003	TI-80	None	$95 (TI-73)
TI-80	980 kHz Proprietary	7 KB of RAM	64×48 pixels 16×8 characters	6.4 × 3.0 × 0.9	TI-BASIC	None	1995	None	TI-73, TI-73 Explorer	Discontinued
TI-81	Zilog Z80 @ 2 MHz	2.4 KB of RAM	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	Unknown	TI-BASIC, Machine code (using an exploit and only on ROM 1.8K)	None	1990	None	TI-82	$110 Discontinued
TI-82	Zilog Z80 @ 6 MHz	28 KB of RAM	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	6.9 × 3.4 × 1.0	TI-BASIC, Assembly (using exploits)	I/O Port	1993	TI-81	TI-83	Discontinued
TI-83	Zilog Z80 @ 6 MHz	32 KB of RAM	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	7.3 × 3.5 × 1.0	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in)	I/O Port	1996	TI-82	TI-83 Plus	$125 Discontinued
TI-83 Plus	Zilog Z80 @ 6 MHz	32 KB of RAM (24 KB user accessible), 512 KB of Flash ROM (160 KB user accessible)	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	7.3 × 3.5 × 1.0	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port	1999	TI-83	TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus	$104.99
TI-83 Plus Silver Edition	Zilog Z80 @ 6 MHz/15 MHz (Dual Speed)	128 KB of RAM (24 KB user accessible), 2 MB of Flash ROM (1.5 MB user accessible)	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	7.3 × 3.5 × 1.0	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port	2001	TI-83 Plus	TI-84 Plus Silver Edition	$129.95 Discontinued
TI-84 Plus	Zilog Z80 @ 15 MHz	128/48 KB of RAM (24 KB user accessible), 1 MB of Flash ROM (480 KB user accessible)	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	Unknown	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port, Mini-USB Port	2004	TI-83 Plus	TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-Nspire
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition	Zilog Z80 @ 15 MHz	128/48 KB of RAM (24 KB user accessible), 2 MB of Flash ROM (1.5 MB user accessible)	96×64 pixels 16×8 characters	Unknown	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port, Mini-USB Port	2004	TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus	TI-Nspire, TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition
TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition	Zilog Z80 @ 15 MHz	128 KB of RAM (21 KB user accessible), 4 MB of Flash ROM (3.5 MB user accessible)	320×240 pixels 26×10 characters (large font)	Unknown	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port, Mini-USB Port	2013	TI-84 Plus Silver Edition	None	$150
TI-85	Zilog Z80 @ 6 MHz	28 KB of RAM	128×64 pixels 21×8 characters	Unknown	TI-BASIC, Assembly (using exploits)	I/O Port	1992	None	TI-86	$130 Discontinued
TI-86	Zilog Z80 @ 6 MHz	128KiB of RAM	128×64 pixels 21×8 characters	7.3 × 3.5 × 1.0	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in)	I/O Port	1997	TI-85	None	$150 Discontinued
TI-89	Motorola 68000 @ 10 MHz/12 MHz (nominal)	256 KiB of RAM (188 KB user accessible), 2 MiB of Flash ROM	160×100 pixels	7.3 × 3.5 × 1.0	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port	1998	TI-92, TI-92 II	TI-89 Titanium	$159.99 Discontinued
TI-89 Titanium	Motorola 68000 @ ≤16 MHz	256 KiB of RAM (188 KB user accessible), 2.7 MB of Flash ROM	160×100 pixels	Unknown	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port, Mini-USB Port	2004	TI-89	TI-Nspire CAS	$149.99
TI-92, TI-92 II	Motorola 68000 @ 10 MHz	68 KB of RAM/136 KB of RAM	240×128 pixels	Unknown	TI-BASIC, Assembly (using exploits)	I/O Port	1995/1996	None	TI-89, TI-92 Plus	$200 (TI-92) Discontinued
TI-92 Plus	Motorola 68000 @ 10 MHz	256 KB of RAM (188 KB user accessible), 384 KB of Flash ROM	240×128 pixels	4.7 × 8.2 × 1.5	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port	1998	TI-92, TI-92 II	Voyage 200	$179.99 Discontinued
Voyage 200	Motorola 68000 @ 12 MHz	256 KB of RAM (188 KB user accessible), 2.7 MB of Flash ROM	240×128 pixels	4.6 × 7.3 × 1.2	TI-BASIC, Assembly (built-in), Flash Apps	I/O Port	2002	TI-92 Plus	TI-Nspire CAS
TI-Nspire, TI-Nspire CAS	ARM @ 90MHz/120MHz	16 MB RAM, 20 MB of Flash ROM	320×240 pixels (16-shade grayscale)	7.90625 × 3.9375 × 0.96875	TI-BASIC, Assembly (using exploits), Lua (with OS version 3.0.1 and greater)	Mini-USB port	2007	TI-84 Plus, TI-89	TI-Nspire CX, TI-Nspire CX CAS	$149 (CAS $159)
TI-Nspire CX, TI-Nspire CX CAS	132 MHz ARM	64 MB of RAM, 100 MB of Flash ROM	320×240 pixels (16-bit color)	7.5625 × 3.59375 × 0.75	TI-BASIC, Assembly (using exploits), Lua	Mini-USB port	2011	TI-Nspire, TI-Nspire CAS	None	$154.99 (CAS $162.99)
Calculator	CPU	RAM	Display Size	Physical Size	Programming Languages	Link Ports	Year Released	Predecessors	Successors

Programming language support

Calculator	TI-BASIC	Native code	Lua
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer	Yes	Yes	No
TI-80	Yes	No	No
TI-81	Yes	Only using exploits	No
TI-82	Yes	Only using exploits	No
TI-83	Yes	Yes	No
TI-83 Plus	Yes	Yes	No
TI-83 Plus Silver Edition	Yes	Yes	No
TI-84 Plus	Yes	Yes	No
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition	Yes	Yes	No
TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition	Yes	Yes	No
TI-85	Yes	Only using exploits	No
TI-86	Yes	Yes	No
TI-89	Yes	Yes	No
TI-89 Titanium	Yes	Yes	No
TI-92, TI-92 II	Yes	Only using exploits	No
TI-92 Plus	Yes	Yes	No
Voyage 200	Yes	Yes	No
TI-Nspire, TI-Nspire CAS	Yes	Only using exploits	Yes
TI-Nspire CX, TI-Nspire CX CAS	Yes	Only using exploits	Yes

See also

• Comparison of HP graphing calculators