Product comparison · 2 gpus

Acer 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2 vs GIGABYTE GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:GeForce 8600M GS
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
CUDA
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:No
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:Yes
Graphics card memory type
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:GDDR2
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GDDR5
Memory bus
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:128 bit
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
Interface type
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:PCI Express x16
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:10.0
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:11
Shader model version
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:4.0
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:5.0
OpenGL version
- 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2:2.1
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:4.0

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Comparison of 55.ALX02.001, GV-N480SO-15I
27 specifications	A Acer 55.ALX02.001 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GDDR2 Model 55.ALX02.001 View product	B GIGABYTE GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model GV-N480SO-15I View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8600M GS	GeForce GTX 480
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	820 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1640 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3800 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance3 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	11
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	5.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7
Compatible productsKnown for one	Aspire 5520G, Aspire 7520G	Unknown — not stated by the source

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