Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2 vs MSI R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5

Key differences

Processor frequency
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:567 MHz
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:725 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:GDDR2
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:GDDR5
Memory bus
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:64 bit
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:800 MHz
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:4000 MHz
Interface type
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:PCI Express x16
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:PCI Express 2.1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:1
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:2
DirectX version
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:10.0
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:11
OpenGL version
- N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2:2.0
- R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5:3.2

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Comparison of N8400GS-D256H, R5970-P2D2G
21 specifications	A MSI N8400GS-D256H GeForce 8400 GS GDDR2 Model N8400GS-D256H View product	B MSI R5970-P2D2G 2 GB GDDR5 Model R5970-P2D2G View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	567 MHz	725 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8400 GS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	3.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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