Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450 vs MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:AMD
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:Radeon HD5450
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:No
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:Yes
Processor frequency
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:650 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:832 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:Not supported
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics card memory
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:1 GB
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:GDDR3
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:GDDR5
Memory bus
- 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:64 bit
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:384 bit

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Comparison of 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ, N580GTX LIGHTNING
35 specifications	A ASUS 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450 Model 90-C1CP20-LOUANAYZ View product	B MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5450	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	832 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	3-Way SLI
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	900 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.2	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Form factorKnown for one	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm

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