Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS vs MSI VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:NVIDIA
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:AMD
CUDA
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:Yes
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:No
Processor frequency
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:520 MHz
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:550 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:GDDR3
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:GDDR2
Memory clock speed
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:1000 MHz
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:800 MHz
Interface type
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:PCI Express x16
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:PCI Express 2.1
DirectX version
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:10.1
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:11
OpenGL version
- N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:3.1
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:3.2

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Comparison of N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP, VR5550-MD1G
30 specifications	A MSI N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Model N8400GS-D1GD3H/LP 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 8400 GS	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	520 MHz	550 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR2
Memory clock speedDiffers	1000 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	3.2
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Form factorKnown for one	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	147 mm	167.5 mm
DepthDiffers	31 mm	19.5 mm
HeightDiffers	62 mm	111.5 mm
Other features1 differ
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes

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