Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 vs MSI N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:GeForce GT 240
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:GeForce 8400 GS
Processor frequency
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:550 MHz
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:567 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:GDDR5
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:128 bit
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:3600 MHz
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:800 MHz
DirectX version
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:10.1
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:10.0
OpenGL version
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:3.1
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:2.0
Cooling type
- N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5:Active
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:Passive

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Comparison of N240GT-MD512-OC/D5, N8400GS-D256H
22 specifications	A MSI N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 graphics card GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 Model N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 View product	B MSI N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2 Model N8400GS-D256H View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GT 240	GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	550 MHz	567 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3600 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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