Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3 vs MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3 has 64 bit more memory bus than the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16 (128 bit vs 64 bit). The MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16 has 1 more shader model version than the GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3 (4.0 vs 3.0). Maximum resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels on the GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3, 2048 x 1536 pixels on the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16. Graphics card memory type: GDDR3 on the GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3, GDDR2 on the MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16.

Maximum resolution
- Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3:GDDR3
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:GDDR2
Memory bus
- Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3:128 bit
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:64 bit
Shader model version
- Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3:3.0
- Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16:4.0

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Comparison of Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3, Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16
20 specifications	A GIGABYTE Radeon HD 2600 XT 256Mb, DDR3 View product	B MSI Geforce 8400GS - 256MB, GDDR2, PCI Express X16 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
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	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 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 & interfacesidentical
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GTexel/s
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Pentium 4/III/II/Celeron, AMD K6/Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP;	Unknown — not stated by the source

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