Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC vs MSI N260GTX LIGHTNING

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:GeForce GTS 250
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:GeForce GTX 260
Processor frequency
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:738 MHz
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:680 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:1 GB
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:1.75 GB
Memory bus
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:256 bit
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:448 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:70.4 GB/s
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:111.9 GB/s
Interface type
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:PCI Express 2.0
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:PCI Express x16
DVI ports quantity
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:2
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:1
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC:43.2 GTexel/s
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:36.9 GTexel/s

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Comparison of N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC, N260GTX LIGHTNING
26 specifications	A MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC View product	B MSI N260GTX LIGHTNING View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTS 250	GeForce GTX 260
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	738 MHz	680 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.75 GB
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	448 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2100 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Differs	70.4 GB/s	111.9 GB/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	43.2 GTexel/s	36.9 GTexel/s
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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