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Product comparison · 2 gpus

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

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

Key differences

The MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has 1.25 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (1.5 GB vs 0.25 GB). The MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has 256 bit more memory bus than the GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (384 bit vs 128 bit). The MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has 1 more DVI-I ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (2 vs 1). Only the MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has PhysX. Only the MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has HDMI.

  • Graphics processor
    • GeForce FX 5500
    • GeForce GTX 580
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • 0.25 GB
    • 1.5 GB
  • Graphics card memory type
    • GDDR
    • GDDR5
  • Memory bus
    • 128 bit
    • 384 bit
  • Interface type
    • AGP 8x
    • PCI Express x16
  • DVI-I ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PhysX
    • No
    • Yes

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GIGABYTE

GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500

Model GV-N55256D

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MSI

GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MBView product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyNVIDIANVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffersGeForce FX 5500GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution2560 x 1600 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one400 MHz
Maximum digital resolution2560 x 1600 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixels
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers0.25 GB1.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffersGDDRGDDR5
Memory busDiffers128 bit384 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one4096 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffersAGP 8xPCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers12
DisplayPorts quantity00
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffersNoYes
TV tuner integratedNoNo
DirectX versionDiffers9.011
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.0
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Dual Link DVIYesYes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for oneYes
Full HDKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Cooling typeActiveActive
Bracket heightKnown for oneFull-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for oneFull-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for onePCI-E x16
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one268 mm
DepthKnown for one37 mm
HeightKnown for one115 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneNo
HDMIDiffersNoYes

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