Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT vs MSI RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:GeForce 9600 GT
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:Radeon X1550
Processor frequency
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:650 MHz
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:550 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:GDDR3
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:256 bit
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:1800 MHz
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:800 MHz
DirectX version
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:10
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:9.0
OpenGL version
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:2.1
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:2.0
Cooling type
- GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT:Passive
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:Active

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Comparison of GV-N96TSL-1GI, RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2
24 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N96TSL-1GI graphics card GeForce 9600 GT Model GV-N96TSL-1GI View product	B MSI RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9600 GT	Radeon X1550
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	550 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1625 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1800 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10	9.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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