Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB

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

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:GeForce GTX 580
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:384 bit
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:1
DVI-I ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:1
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:2
DisplayPorts quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:1

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	GeForce GTX 580
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	832 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, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.25 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	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	4.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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/Full-Length (FH/FL)
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	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes

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