Product comparison · 2 gpus

HP ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card vs MSI GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card:2048 x 1536 pixels
- GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card:GDDR3
- GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2:GDDR2
Interface type
- ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card:PCI Express x16
- GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card:10.1
- GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2:10.0
Cooling type
- ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card:Active
- GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2:Passive

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Comparison of ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card, GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2
19 specifications	A HP ATI Radeon HD 4550 PCIe x16 1st Card View product	B MSI GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR2 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	567 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Processor front side busKnown for one	600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory bus	64 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x DMS-59 1 x S-video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10.0
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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