Product comparison · 2 gpus

HP GR521ET graphics card GDDR2 vs MSI Radeon HD 4850

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- GR521ET graphics card GDDR2:GDDR2
- Radeon HD 4850:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GR521ET graphics card GDDR2:128 bit
- Radeon HD 4850:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GR521ET graphics card GDDR2:400 MHz
- Radeon HD 4850:1986 MHz
Interface type
- GR521ET graphics card GDDR2:PCI Express x16
- Radeon HD 4850:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- GR521ET graphics card GDDR2:10.0
- Radeon HD 4850:10.1

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Comparison of GR521ET, Radeon HD 4850
20 specifications	A HP GR521ET graphics card GDDR2 Model GR521ET View product	B MSI Radeon HD 4850 View product
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	625 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	400 MHz	1986 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63.552 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	2
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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