Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB vs GIGABYTE GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB:GDDR2
- GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB:128 bit
- GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:256 bit
DVI ports quantity
- GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB:1
- GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:2
DirectX version
- GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB:9.0c
- GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:10
OpenGL version
- GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB:1.5
- GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:2.1
Cooling type
- GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB:Passive
- GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:Active

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Comparison of GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB, GV-NX98X5B
19 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce6600, PCI-E x16, 256 MB View product	B GIGABYTE GV-NX98X5B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 Model GV-NX98X5B View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 9800 GTX
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Number of pipelinesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0c	10
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	1.5	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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