Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce 7800GT vs MSI GeForce FX5500

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Comparison of GeForce 7800GT, GeForce FX5500
21 specifications	A MSI GeForce 7800GT View product	B MSI GeForce FX5500 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce FX 5500
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	270 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR
Memory busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1000 MHz	400 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AGP 8x
Dual VGA	No	No
I/O ports	TV Out	TV Out
Performance4 differ
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	9.0	9.0
Shader model versionDiffers	3.0	2.0b
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	1.5
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Full HDDiffers	Yes	No
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Drivers & Utilities	Drivers & Utilities
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP Windows XP 64-bit Windows ME Windows 2000	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP
Compatible products	PC	PC

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