Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4 vs MSI N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:GeForce 8400 GS
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:GeForce 9600 GSO
Maximum resolution
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:2048 x 1536 pixels
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:450 MHz
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:600 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:GDDR4
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:128 bit
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:192 bit
Memory clock speed
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:800 MHz
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:1800 MHz
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:1
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:2
OpenGL version
- N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:2.0
- N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3:2.1

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Comparison of N8400GS-TD256, N9600GSO-T2D768OC
22 specifications	A MSI N8400GS-TD256 graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4 Model N8400GS-TD256 View product	B MSI N9600GSO-T2D768OC graphics card GeForce 9600 GSO GDDR3 Model N9600GSO-T2D768OC View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8400 GS	GeForce 9600 GSO
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	450 MHz	600 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR4	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1800 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	10.0	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.4 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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