MSI GeForce GTS 450 vs MSI GeForce GTS 450 OC

Comparison of GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GTS 450 OC

33 specifications	A MSI GeForce GTS 450View product	B MSI GeForce GTS 450 OCView product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processor	GeForce GTS 450	GeForce GTS 450
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performanceidentical
PhysX	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.0	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Length	210 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	40.5 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	112 mm	111 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	450 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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