Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3 vs MSI N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:GeForce 9800 GTX+
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolution
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:GDDR3
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:GDDR4
Memory bus
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:256 bit
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:128 bit
Interface type
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:PCI Express x16
DirectX version
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:10
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:10.0
OpenGL version
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:2.1
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:2.0
Cooling type
- GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3:Active
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:Passive

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Comparison of GV-N98XP512H-B, N8400GS-TD256H
22 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N98XP512H-B graphics card GeForce 9800 GTX+ GDDR3 Model GV-N98XP512H-B View product	B MSI N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4 Model N8400GS-TD256H View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9800 GTX+	GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Stream processorsKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR4
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 Gbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
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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