Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS vs MSI R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:NVIDIA
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:AMD
Graphics processor
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:GeForce 8400 GS
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:Radeon HD6850
Maximum resolution
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:3840 x 2400 pixels
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:Yes
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:No
Processor frequency
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:589 MHz
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:775 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:1.75 GB
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:GDDR3
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:GDDR5
Memory bus
- 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:32 bit
- R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition:256 bit

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Comparison of 8400GS-1GD3-SL, R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition
33 specifications	A ASUS 8400GS-1GD3-SL graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Model 8400GS-1GD3-SL View product	B MSI R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8400 GS	Radeon HD6850
Maximum resolutionDiffers	3840 x 2400 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	589 MHz	775 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	3840 x 2400 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.75 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	32 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1200 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	177.8 mm	217 mm
DepthDiffers	40.6 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	121.9 mm	120 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities / Driver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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