GIGABYTE GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480 vs MSI 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Comparison of GV-N480D5-15I-B, 480GTX-M2D15

37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480 Model GV-N480D5-15I-B View product	B MSI 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model 480GTX-M2D15 View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor	GeForce GTX 480	GeForce GTX 480
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequency	700 MHz	700 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1401 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU SLI	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	480	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Memoryidentical
Discrete graphics card memory	1.5 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	384 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speed	3696 MHz	3696 MHz
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-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.3a	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performanceidentical
PhysX	Yes	Yes
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL version	3.2	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
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
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	600 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	898 g
LengthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	265 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm

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