Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850 vs MSI FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:AMD
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:Radeon HD7850
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
Processor frequency
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:1000 MHz
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:250 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:2-Way CrossFireX
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:Not supported
Discrete graphics card memory
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:2 GB
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
Graphics card memory type
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:GDDR5
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
Memory bus
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:256 bit
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:5000 MHz
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:266 MHz

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Comparison of HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2, FX5500-D256H
46 specifications	A ASUS HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850 Model HD7850-DC2T-2GD5-V2 View product	B MSI FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model FX5500-D256H View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7850	GeForce FX 5500
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	1000 MHz	250 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX	Not supported
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	0.25 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	266 MHz
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 3.0	AGP 8x
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Performance3 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11	9.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.2	1.4
HDCPDiffers	Yes	No
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	150 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	1x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	CrossFire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	DVI-I - VGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	GPU Tweak	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm

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