Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280 vs MSI V803-277R graphics card GDDR5

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:GDDR3
- V803-277R graphics card GDDR5:GDDR5
Memory bus
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:512 bit
- V803-277R graphics card GDDR5:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2300 MHz
- V803-277R graphics card GDDR5:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:10.0
- V803-277R graphics card GDDR5:10.1

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Comparison of V801-493R, V803-277R
18 specifications	A MSI V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280 Model V801-493R View product	B MSI V803-277R graphics card GDDR5 Model V803-277R View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 280	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	700 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2300 MHz	2000 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
DVI ports quantity	2	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
OpenGL versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No

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