Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE FX5500 256MB DVI vs MSI NX8800GTS 640M OC

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- FX5500 256MB DVI:GeForce FX 5500
- NX8800GTS 640M OC:GeForce 8800 GTS
Graphics card memory type
- FX5500 256MB DVI:GDDR
- NX8800GTS 640M OC:GDDR3
Memory bus
- FX5500 256MB DVI:128 bit
- NX8800GTS 640M OC:320 bit
DirectX version
- FX5500 256MB DVI:9.0
- NX8800GTS 640M OC:10
Shader model version
- FX5500 256MB DVI:No
- NX8800GTS 640M OC:4.0
OpenGL version
- FX5500 256MB DVI:1.5
- NX8800GTS 640M OC:2.0
HDCP
- FX5500 256MB DVI:No
- NX8800GTS 640M OC:Yes

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Comparison of FX5500 256MB DVI, NX8800GTS 640M OC
26 specifications	A GIGABYTE FX5500 256MB DVI View product	B MSI NX8800GTS 640M OC View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	GeForce 8800 GTS
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	575 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	320 bit
Number of pipelinesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	2.1 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1700 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	AGP 8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	10
Shader model versionDiffers	No	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	1.5	2.0
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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