Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:NVIDIA
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:AMD
Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:Radeon HD6450
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:2 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:64 bit
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:1

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, R6450-MD2GD3/LP
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI R6450-MD2GD3/LP graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450 Model R6450-MD2GD3/LP View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	Radeon HD6450
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	625 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
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.25 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1334 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
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
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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