Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:GeForce GTS 250
Processor frequency
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:700 MHz
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:675 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GDDR5
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:GDDR3
Memory bus
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3696 MHz
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:2200 MHz
DirectX version
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:11
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:10.0
OpenGL version
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3.2
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:2.1
Weight
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:898 g
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:544 g

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Comparison of 480GTX-M2D15, N250GTS Twin Frozr
30 specifications	A MSI 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model 480GTX-M2D15 View product	B MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 480	GeForce GTS 250
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	675 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3696 MHz	2200 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70.4 GB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantity	2	2
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	11	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.2	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	898 g	544 g
LengthDiffers	265 mm	238.6 mm
Depth	33 mm	33 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	116.2 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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