Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2 vs MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250

13specifications compared
5differ
8identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 has 128 bit more memory bus than the GIGABYTE GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2 (256 bit vs 128 bit). The MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2 (2 vs 1). Graphics processor: GeForce 9400 GT on the GIGABYTE GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2, GeForce GTS 250 on the MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250. Graphics card memory type: GDDR2 on the GIGABYTE GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2, GDDR3 on the MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250. DirectX version: 10 on the GIGABYTE GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2, 10.0 on the MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250.

Graphics processor
- GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2:GeForce 9400 GT
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:GeForce GTS 250
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2:GDDR2
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2:128 bit
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:256 bit
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2:1
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:2
DirectX version
- GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2:10
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:10.0

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Comparison of GV-N94TOC-512I, N250GTS-2D1G
28 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N94TOC-512I graphics card GeForce 9400 GT GDDR2 Model GV-N94TOC-512I View product	B MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 Model N250GTS-2D1G View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9400 GT	GeForce GTS 250
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	738 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2200 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70.4 Gbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	450 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM/DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium/Core 2, AMD Athlon/Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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