Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:GeForce GTX 460
Parallel processing technology support
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:Not supported
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:2-Way SLI
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:192 bit
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:1
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:1
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:0
PhysX
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:No
- GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB:Yes

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	GeForce GTX 460
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	675 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 supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3600 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.25 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
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
TV tuner integrated	No	No
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
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
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
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI-E x16
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes

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