GIGABYTE GV-N250ZL-1GI graphics card GeForce GTS 250 vs MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250

Comparison of GV-N250ZL-1GI, N250GTS-2D1G

29 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N250ZL-1GI graphics card GeForce GTS 250 Model GV-N250ZL-1GI View product	B MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 Model N250GTS-2D1G View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor	GeForce GTS 250	GeForce GTS 250
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor front side busKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	738 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memoryidentical
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2200 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	70.4 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	450 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM/DVD-ROM	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium/Core 2, AMD Athlon/Phenom	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, XP	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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