Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:1
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:1
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:0
PhysX
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:No
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:Yes

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, N480GTX-TFII
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model N480GTX-TFII View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	GeForce GTX 480
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
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	3696 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express x16
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	3.2
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/Full-Length (FH/FL)
System requirementsidentical
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	265 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes

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