Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1 vs MSI N275GTX Lightning

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:GeForce GTS 250
- N275GTX Lightning:GeForce GTX 275
Processor frequency
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:760 MHz
- N275GTX Lightning:700 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:1 GB
- N275GTX Lightning:1.75 GB
Memory bus
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:256 bit
- N275GTX Lightning:448 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:70.4 GB/s
- N275GTX Lightning:130 GB/s
Interface type
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:PCI Express 2.0
- N275GTX Lightning:PCI Express x16
DirectX version
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:10
- N275GTX Lightning:10.0
OpenGL version
- N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1:2.1
- N275GTX Lightning:3.0

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Comparison of N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1, N275GTX Lightning
25 specifications	A MSI N250GTS TWIN FROZR 1 View product	B MSI N275GTX Lightning View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTS 250	GeForce GTX 275
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	760 MHz	700 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.75 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	448 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)Differs	70.4 GB/s	130 GB/s
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2300 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PhysX	Yes	Yes
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	3.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	43.2 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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