Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT vs MSI VGA Nvidia N280GTX

Key differences

Graphics processor
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:GeForce 9400 GT
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:GeForce GTX 280
Graphics card memory type
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:GDDR2
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:GDDR3
Memory bus
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:128 bit
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:1000 MHz
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:2300 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:12.8 GB/s
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:141.7 GB/s
TV-out
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:No
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:Yes
DirectX version
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:10.0
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:10
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)
- V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT:4.4 GTexel/s
- VGA Nvidia N280GTX:48.2 GTexel/s

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Comparison of V157-002R, VGA Nvidia N280GTX
23 specifications	A MSI V157-002R graphics card GeForce 9400 GT Model V157-002R View product	B MSI VGA Nvidia N280GTX View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 9400 GT	GeForce GTX 280
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor front side busKnown for one	550 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1000 MHz	2300 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Differs	12.8 GB/s	141.7 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outDiffers	No	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Differs	4.4 GTexel/s	48.2 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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