Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 vs MSI GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GeForce GTX 260
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:GeForce 8400 GS
Processor frequency
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:576 MHz
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:459 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GDDR3
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:448 bit
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:1998 MHz
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:800 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:2
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:1
OpenGL version
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:2.1
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:2.0
Cooling type
- ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:Active
- GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2:Passive

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Comparison of ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3, GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2
27 specifications	A ASUS ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 Model ENGTX260/2DI/896MD3 View product	B MSI GeForce 8400GS 256 MB GDDR2 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 260	GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	576 MHz	459 MHz
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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	448 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1998 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264, VC-1
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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