Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:NVIDIA
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:AMD
Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolution
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:256 bit
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:1

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, R6870-2PM2D1G/D5
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 Model R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 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	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS / CE / FCC / VCCI / DDC2B
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP (32bit / 64bit) Windows Vista (32bit / 64bit) Windows 7 (32bit / 64bit)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 x 115 x 35 mm
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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