Product comparison · 2 gpus

Dell 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2 vs MSI N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
- N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2:GDDR2
- N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2:128 bit
- N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:256 bit
Interface type
- 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2:PCI Express x16
- N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantity
- 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2:1
- N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:2
OpenGL version
- 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2:2.0
- N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:2.1

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Comparison of 490-10740, N250GTS-2D512-OCV2
27 specifications	A Dell 490-10740 graphics card GDDR2 Model 490-10740 View product	B MSI N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 graphics card GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3 Model N250GTS-2D512-OCV2 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce GTS 250
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	760 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2300 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70.4 GB/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX version	10	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	- OptiPlex 745 MT/DT / 740 MT/DT / 755 MT/DT - Vostro Desktop 200S Slimtower	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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