Product comparison · 2 gpus

HP GN502AA graphics card NVIDIA NVS 290 vs MSI Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- GN502AA graphics card NVIDIA NVS 290:2048 x 1536 pixels
- Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- GN502AA graphics card NVIDIA NVS 290:GDDR2
- Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:GDDR3
DirectX version
- GN502AA graphics card NVIDIA NVS 290:10.0
- Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:10
OpenGL version
- GN502AA graphics card NVIDIA NVS 290:2.1
- Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:2.0
Dual Link DVI
- GN502AA graphics card NVIDIA NVS 290:No
- Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0:Yes

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Comparison of GN502AA, Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0
30 specifications	A HP GN502AA graphics card NVIDIA NVS 290 Model GN502AA View product	B MSI Geforce 8600GT, NVIDIA CineFX 5.0 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	NVS 290	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 MHz
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.25 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.4 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMS-59 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
PhysXKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.64 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
External video modes refresh rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 Hz

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