Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G vs MSI GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G:GeForce GTX 280
- GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB:GeForce GTX 260
Processor frequency
- ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G:670 MHz
- GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB:655 MHz
Memory bus
- ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G:512 bit
- GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB:448 bit
Memory clock speed
- ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G:1215 MHz
- GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB:2100 MHz
DirectX version
- ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G:10.0
- GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB:10

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Comparison of ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G, GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB
29 specifications	A ASUS ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G View product	B MSI GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 280	GeForce GTX 260
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	670 MHz	655 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	448 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1215 MHz	2100 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities & Driver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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