Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285 vs StarTech.com XGI Volari Z7

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285:GeForce GTX 285
- XGI Volari Z7:XGI Z7
Maximum resolution
- N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285:2560 x 1600 pixels
- XGI Volari Z7:1600 x 1200 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285:GDDR3
- XGI Volari Z7:GDDR
Memory bus
- N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285:512 bit
- XGI Volari Z7:32 bit
Interface type
- N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285:PCI Express 2.0
- XGI Volari Z7:PCI
DirectX version
- N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285:10.1
- XGI Volari Z7:No
Cooling type
- N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285:Active
- XGI Volari Z7:Passive

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Comparison of N285GTX-T2D1G-OC, PCIVGAV7
33 specifications	A MSI N285GTX-T2D1G-OC graphics card GeForce GTX 285 Model N285GTX-T2D1G-OC View product	B StarTech.com XGI Volari Z7 Model PCIVGAV7 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 285	XGI Z7
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1600 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	680 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	32 bit
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2500 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	158.98 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	No
OpenGL versionKnown for one	2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	51.84 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	154 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/2000/Vista/Server 2000/2003, Linux Kernel 2.4.18 - 2.4.22, 2.6 +, FreeBSD, Solaris, NetWare, DOS
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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