Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 vs MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 has 92 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC (915 MHz vs 823 MHz). The MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has 0.5 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the ASUS 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 (1.5 GB vs 1 GB). The MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has 128 bit more memory bus than the ASUS 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 (384 bit vs 256 bit). Only the MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has CUDA. Only the MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has PhysX.

Graphics processor family
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:AMD
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:Radeon HD6870
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:No
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:Yes
Processor frequency
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:915 MHz
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:823 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:1 GB
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:256 bit
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:4200 MHz
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:4276 MHz
Interface type
- 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:PCI Express 2.1
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ, N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC
36 specifications	A ASUS 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 Model 90-C3CHC0-L0UAY0YZ View product	B MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6870	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	915 MHz	823 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1645 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4200 MHz	4276 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
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	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 DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	268 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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