Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N96GMC-512H graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3 vs MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250

11specifications compared
3differ
8identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N96GMC-512H graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 9600 GT
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:GeForce GTS 250
DirectX version
- GV-N96GMC-512H graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:10
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:10.0
Cooling type
- GV-N96GMC-512H graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:Passive
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:Active

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Comparison of GV-N96GMC-512H, N250GTS-2D1G
29 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N96GMC-512H graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3 Model GV-N96GMC-512H View product	B MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 Model N250GTS-2D1G View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9600 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
Memoryidentical
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	256 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 & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 GTexel/s
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	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	550 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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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