Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2 vs GIGABYTE GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:GeForce 8400 GS
- GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:GeForce 9800 GTX
Graphics card memory type
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:GDDR2
- GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:128 bit
- GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:256 bit
DirectX version
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:10.1
- GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:10.0

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Comparison of GV-NX84S256HE, GV-NX98X512H-B
24 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2 Model GV-NX84S256HE View product	B GIGABYTE GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 Model GV-NX98X512H-B View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8400 GS	GeForce 9800 GTX
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10.0
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)

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