Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 vs MSI V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:AMD
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:Radeon HD6950
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:No
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Processor frequency
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:810 MHz
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:800 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:2 GB
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:256 bit
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:5000 MHz
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4096 MHz
Interface type
- 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:PCI Express 2.1
- V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ, V255-056R
31 specifications	A ASUS 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 Model 90-C1CQ80-S0UAY0BZ View product	B MSI V255-056R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model V255-056R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6950	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	810 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
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
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	4096 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	liquid
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	266 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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