Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 vs MSI R4870-T2D512-OC graphics card GDDR5

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:GDDR3
- R4870-T2D512-OC graphics card GDDR5:GDDR5
DirectX version
- GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3:10.0
- R4870-T2D512-OC graphics card GDDR5:10.1

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Comparison of GV-NX98X512H-B, R4870-T2D512-OC
23 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-NX98X512H-B GeForce 9800 GTX GDDR3 Model GV-NX98X512H-B View product	B MSI R4870-T2D512-OC graphics card GDDR5 Model R4870-T2D512-OC View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 9800 GTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	780 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
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
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
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
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	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
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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