Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N275GTX Lightning vs MSI RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N275GTX Lightning:GeForce GTX 275
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:Radeon X1550
Processor frequency
- N275GTX Lightning:700 MHz
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:550 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N275GTX Lightning:GDDR3
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- N275GTX Lightning:448 bit
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- N275GTX Lightning:2300 MHz
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:800 MHz
Interface type
- N275GTX Lightning:PCI Express x16
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- N275GTX Lightning:10.0
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:9.0
OpenGL version
- N275GTX Lightning:3.0
- RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2:2.0

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Comparison of N275GTX Lightning, RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2
25 specifications	A MSI N275GTX Lightning View product	B MSI RADEON™ X1550 256MB DDR2 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 275	Radeon X1550
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	550 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.75 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	448 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2300 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	130 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	9.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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