Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 vs MSI Geforce GTX 280 1024MB

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GeForce GTX 260
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:GeForce GTX 280
Memory bus
- ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:448 bit
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:999 MHz
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:2300 MHz
DirectX version
- ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:10.0
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:9.0c

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Comparison of ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M, Geforce GTX 280 1024MB
24 specifications	A ASUS ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 Model ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M View product	B MSI Geforce GTX 280 1024MB View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 260	GeForce GTX 280
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	576 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	448 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	999 MHz	2300 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141.7 GB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	9.0c
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48.2 GTexel/s
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS Utilities & Driver - Hottest 3D Game: ALONE IN THE DARK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Technical featuresKnown for one	1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor 1 x HDTV-out cable 1 x Power cable	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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