Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 vs MSI N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 7identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • Graphics processor
    • ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GeForce GTX 260
    • N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:GeForce GTX 280
  • Processor frequency
    • ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:576 MHz
    • N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:650 MHz
  • Memory bus
    • ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:448 bit
    • N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:512 bit
  • Memory clock speed
    • ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:1998 MHz
    • N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2300 MHz
  • Interface type
    • ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0
    • N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:PCI Express x16
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:1
    • N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2
  • DirectX version
    • ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:10
    • N280GTX-T2D1GOC graphics card GeForce GTX 280:10.0

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Comparison of ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A, N280GTX-T2D1GOC
27 specifications
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffersGeForce GTX 260GeForce GTX 280
Maximum resolution2560 x 1600 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers576 MHz650 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one1242 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC400 MHz400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeGDDR3GDDR3
Memory busDiffers448 bit512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers1998 MHz2300 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 GB
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source141.7 GB/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffersPCI Express 2.0PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers12
TV-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers1010.0
Shader model versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version2.12.1
HDCPYesYes
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48.2 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling typeActiveActive
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities & DriverUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityNoNo
Technical featuresKnown for one1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor, 1 x HDTV-out cable, 1 x Power cable.Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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