Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 vs MSI 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:GeForce FX 5200
Maximum resolution
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2560 x 1600 pixels
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:2048 x 1536 pixels
CUDA
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:No
Processor frequency
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:782 MHz
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:0 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GDDR5
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:GDDR
Memory bus
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:32 bit
Interface type
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantity
- ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:1

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Comparison of ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5, 8998
33 specifications	A ASUS ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 View product	B MSI 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR Model 8998 View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 580	GeForce FX 5200
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	782 MHz	0 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1564 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	32 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	4008 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.4 Gbit/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance4 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11	9.0
HDCPDiffers	Yes	No
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0b
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 GTexel/s
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP / 2000

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