Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI GeForce GT 240 1GB

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:GeForce GT 240
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:GDDR5
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:1
PhysX
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:No
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:Yes
DirectX version
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:9.0
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:10.1
HDMI
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:No
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:Yes

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, GeForce GT 240 1GB
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI GeForce GT 240 1GB View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	GeForce GT 240
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.25 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR5
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3400 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
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
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)
System requirementsidentical
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	300 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	112 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes

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