Product comparison · 2 gpus

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

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:GDDR3
- FX5500 256MB DVI:GDDR
Memory bus
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:512 bit
- FX5500 256MB DVI:128 bit
Number of pipelines
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:24
- FX5500 256MB DVI:4
Interface type
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:PCI Express x16
- FX5500 256MB DVI:AGP 8x
DirectX version
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:9.0c
- FX5500 256MB DVI:9.0
Shader model version
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:3.0
- FX5500 256MB DVI:No
OpenGL version
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:2.0
- FX5500 256MB DVI:1.5
HDCP
- 7950 GX DDRIII 1GB:Yes
- FX5500 256MB DVI:No

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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 processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce FX 5500
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
Performance4 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0c	9.0
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	No
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	1.5
HDCPDiffers	Yes	No
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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