Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS vs MSI V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:NVIDIA
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:AMD
Graphics processor
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:GeForce 8400 GS
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:Radeon HD6870
Processor frequency
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:520 MHz
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:930 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:GDDR2
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:64 bit
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:790 MHz
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:4200 MHz
Interface type
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:PCI Express 2.0
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantity
- GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:1
- V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:2

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Comparison of GV-N84STC-1GI, V251-002R
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N84STC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Model GV-N84STC-1GI View product	B MSI V251-002R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 Model V251-002R View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8400 GS	Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	520 MHz	930 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader clockKnown for one	1237 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	790 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DMS-59 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VHDCI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.0
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	255 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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