Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 vs MSI R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2

20specifications compared
15differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:NVIDIA
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:AMD
Graphics processor
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GeForce FX 5500
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:Radeon HD6450
Processor frequency
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:250 MHz
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:625 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:Not supported
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics card memory
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:0.25 GB
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:GDDR
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:GDDR3
Memory bus
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:128 bit
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500:266 MHz
- R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2:1333 MHz

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Comparison of FX5500-D256H, R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2
34 specifications	A MSI FX5500-D256H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Model FX5500-D256H View product	B MSI R6450-MD1GD3/LP V2 View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce FX 5500	Radeon HD6450
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	250 MHz	625 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.25 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	266 MHz	1333 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeDiffers	AGP 8x	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance3 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	1.4	4.1
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	165 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 x 69 x 18 mm

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