Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 vs MSI LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:AMD
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:Radeon HD6950
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:No
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Processor frequency
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:810 MHz
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:832 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:1 GB
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:256 bit
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:5000 MHz
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4200 MHz
Interface type
- 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:PCI Express 2.1
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ, V256-004R
32 specifications	A ASUS 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 Model 90-C1CQ85-L0UAY0BZ View product	B MSI LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model V256-004R 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	832 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	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	1 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	4	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
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
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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