Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI GeForce 210 512MB

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- GeForce 210 512MB:GeForce 210
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- GeForce 210 512MB:GDDR2
Memory bus
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- GeForce 210 512MB:64 bit
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- GeForce 210 512MB:PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- GeForce 210 512MB:1
DirectX version
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:9.0
- GeForce 210 512MB:10.1
Cooling type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:Active
- GeForce 210 512MB:Passive
HDMI
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:No
- GeForce 210 512MB:Yes

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, GeForce 210 512MB
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI GeForce 210 512MB View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	GeForce 210
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	589 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GB/s
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.25 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	10.1
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI-E x16
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68.9 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes

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