Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3 vs MSI N275GTX Lightning

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:GeForce GTS 250
- N275GTX Lightning:GeForce GTX 275
Discrete graphics card memory
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:1 GB
- N275GTX Lightning:1.75 GB
Memory bus
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:256 bit
- N275GTX Lightning:448 bit
Memory clock speed
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:2008 MHz
- N275GTX Lightning:2300 MHz
Interface type
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:PCI Express 2.0
- N275GTX Lightning:PCI Express x16
OpenGL version
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:2.1
- N275GTX Lightning:3.0

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Comparison of ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3, N275GTX Lightning
26 specifications	A ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3 View product	B MSI N275GTX Lightning View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTS 250	GeForce GTX 275
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.75 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	448 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2008 MHz	2300 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	3.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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