Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950

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

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:NVIDIA
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:AMD
Graphics processor
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:Radeon HD6950
Maximum resolution
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:2 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:256 bit
Interface type
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:AGP 8x
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:1

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Comparison of GV-N55256D, R6950TWINFROZRII
30 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N55256D graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model GV-N55256D View product	B MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 Model R6950TWINFROZRII View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	Radeon HD6950
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
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
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.25 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
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	4.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
Other features1 differ
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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