Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N480GTX Twin Frozr II vs MSI VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:NVIDIA
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:AMD
CUDA
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:Yes
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:No
Processor frequency
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:700 MHz
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:550 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:1.5 GB
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:GDDR5
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:GDDR2
Memory bus
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:384 bit
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:3696 MHz
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:800 MHz
Interface type
- N480GTX Twin Frozr II:PCI Express 2.0
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:PCI Express 2.1

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Comparison of N480GTX Twin Frozr II, VR5550-MD1G
30 specifications	A MSI N480GTX Twin Frozr II View product	B MSI VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD Model VR5550-MD1G View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 480	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	550 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3696 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionDiffers	1.4	1.3
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	3.2	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	265 mm	167.5 mm
DepthDiffers	33 mm	19.5 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	111.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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