Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Geforce FX 5900 vs MSI NX6800-TD256E graphics card NVIDIA GDDR

Key differences

Memory bus
- Geforce FX 5900:128 bit
- NX6800-TD256E graphics card NVIDIA GDDR:256 bit
Interface type
- Geforce FX 5900:PCI Express x8
- NX6800-TD256E graphics card NVIDIA GDDR:PCI Express x16
OpenGL version
- Geforce FX 5900:1.4
- NX6800-TD256E graphics card NVIDIA GDDR:1.5

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Comparison of Geforce FX 5900, NX6800-TD256E
17 specifications	A MSI Geforce FX 5900 View product	B MSI NX6800-TD256E graphics card NVIDIA GDDR Model NX6800-TD256E View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR	GDDR
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x16
DVI ports quantity	1	1
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	9.0	9.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	1.4	1.5
Dual DVOKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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