Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 vs MSI V174-001R graphics card

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:GDDR3
- V174-001R graphics card:GDDR5
Memory clock speed
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:2200 MHz
- V174-001R graphics card:3600 MHz
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:2
- V174-001R graphics card:1
DirectX version
- N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250:10.0
- V174-001R graphics card:10.1

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Comparison of N250GTS-2D1G, V174-001R
25 specifications	A MSI N250GTS-2D1G graphics card GeForce GTS 250 Model N250GTS-2D1G View product	B MSI V174-001R graphics card Model V174-001R View product
Processoridentical
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTS 250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	738 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2200 MHz	3600 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	70.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	43.2 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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