Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 vs MSI N9600GT-2D512-OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:GeForce GTS 250
- N9600GT-2D512-OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 9600 GT
Processor front side bus
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:738 MHz
- N9600GT-2D512-OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:700 MHz
Memory bus
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:256 bit
- N9600GT-2D512-OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:2200 MHz
- N9600GT-2D512-OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:1400 MHz
DirectX version
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:10.0
- N9600GT-2D512-OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:10.1

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Comparison of N250GTS-2D1G, N9600GT-2D512-OC
25 specifications	A MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 Model N250GTS-2D1G View product	B MSI N9600GT-2D512-OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3 Model N9600GT-2D512-OC View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTS 250	GeForce 9600 GT
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor front side busDiffers	738 MHz	700 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2200 MHz	1400 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	70.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	2	2
Performance1 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	43.2 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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