Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 vs MSI R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:NVIDIA
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:AMD
Graphics processor
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:GeForce GT 430
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:Radeon HD4850
Processor frequency
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:700 MHz
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:640 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:2 GB
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:1 GB
Memory bus
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:128 bit
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:1000 MHz
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:1400 MHz
PhysX
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:Yes
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:No
DirectX version
- N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:11
- R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850:10.1

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Comparison of N430GT-MD2GD3, R4850-MD1G/OC
35 specifications	A MSI N430GT-MD2GD3 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Model N430GT-MD2GD3 View product	B MSI R4850-MD1G/OC graphics card AMD Radeon HD4850 Model R4850-MD1G/OC View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GT 430	Radeon HD4850
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	640 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1000 MHz	1400 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11	10.1
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	160 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	31 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	105 mm	120 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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