Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4 vs MSI N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:GeForce 8400 GS
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:GeForce 9600 GT
Maximum resolution
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:2048 x 1536 pixels
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:450 MHz
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:700 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:GDDR4
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:128 bit
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:800 MHz
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:1900 MHz
Interface type
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:PCI Express x16
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4:10.0
- N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3:10

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Comparison of N8400GS-TD256H, N9600GT512MOC
18 specifications	A MSI N8400GS-TD256H graphics card GeForce 8400 GS GDDR4 Model N8400GS-TD256H View product	B MSI N9600GT512MOC graphics card GeForce 9600 GT GDDR3 Model N9600GT512MOC View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8400 GS	GeForce 9600 GT
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	450 MHz	700 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR4	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1900 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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