Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:GeForce GTS 450
Parallel processing technology support
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:Not supported
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:2-Way SLI
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:GDDR5
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:1
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:1
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:0
PhysX
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:No
- GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB:Yes

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	GeForce GTS 450
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI
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	3920 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	11
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
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	450 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes

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