Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2 vs MSI Geforce GTX 280 1024MB

13specifications compared
4differ
9identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:GeForce 8400 GS
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:GeForce GTX 280
Graphics card memory type
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:GDDR2
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:128 bit
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:512 bit
DirectX version
- GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:10.1
- Geforce GTX 280 1024MB:9.0c

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Comparison of GV-NX84S256HE, Geforce GTX 280 1024MB
25 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-NX84S256HE graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2 Model GV-NX84S256HE View product	B MSI Geforce GTX 280 1024MB View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8400 GS	GeForce GTX 280
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
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	512 bit
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2300 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141.7 GB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video in	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	9.0c
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	48.2 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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