Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 vs HP GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:GeForce 8500 GT
- GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2:NVS 290
Maximum resolution
- GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2560 x 1600 pixels
- GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Memory bus
- GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:128 bit
- GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2:64 bit
Interface type
- GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:PCI Express 2.0
- GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2:PCI Express x16
DirectX version
- GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:10
- GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2:10.0
OpenGL version
- GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2:2.0
- GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2:2.1

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Comparison of GV-NX85T512HP, GN502ET
22 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-NX85T512HP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT GDDR2 Model GV-NX85T512HP View product	B HP GN502ET graphics card NVS 290 GDDR2 Model GN502ET View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8500 GT	NVS 290
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR2	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GB/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
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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