Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR vs MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:GeForce FX 5200
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:2048 x 1536 pixels
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:No
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Processor frequency
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:0 MHz
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:772 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:GDDR
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GDDR5
Memory bus
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:32 bit
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Interface type
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:PCI Express x16
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity
- 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR:1
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2

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Comparison of 8998, N580GTX-M2D15D5
33 specifications	A MSI 8998 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GDDR Model 8998 View product	B MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model N580GTX-M2D15D5 View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	0 MHz	772 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	32 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4008 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	10.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	1.4	4.1
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	268 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm
Other features1 differ
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows XP / 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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