Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR vs MSI GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II

21specifications compared
17differ
4identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:GeForce FX 5200
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:GeForce GTX 470
Maximum resolution
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:2048 x 1536 pixels
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:No
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:Yes
Processor frequency
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:0 MHz
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:607 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:GDDR
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:GDDR5
Memory bus
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:32 bit
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:320 bit
Data transfer rate
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:10.4 Gbit/s
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:133.9 Gbit/s
Interface type
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:PCI Express x16
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of 8998, GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II
31 specifications	A MSI 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR Model 8998 View product	B MSI GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce GTX 470
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	0 MHz	607 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	32 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3348 MHz
Data transfer rateDiffers	10.4 Gbit/s	133.9 Gbit/s
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Performance5 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	1.4	4.0
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	2.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	1.3 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	243 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows XP / 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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