Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB vs GIGABYTE FX5500 256MB DVI

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Comparison of 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB, FX5500 256MB DVI
23 specifications	A GIGABYTE 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB View product	B GIGABYTE FX5500 256MB DVI View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce FX 5500
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	128 bit
Number of pipelinesDiffers	24	4
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 GB/s
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	AGP 8x
DVI ports quantity	1	1
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Video in	Yes	Yes
Performance4 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0c	9.0
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	No
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	1.5
HDCPDiffers	Yes	No
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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