GIGABYTE GeForce 7800 GT vs MSI Geforce 7950GT 256MB

Comparison of GeForce 7800 GT, Geforce 7950GT 256MB

21 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce 7800 GTView product	B MSI Geforce 7950GT 256MBView product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memoryidentical
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	44.8 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	9.0	9.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Video formats supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264, WMV
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	13.2 GTexel/s
Shader model versionKnown for one	3.0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista	Windows Vista

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