Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990 vs MSI LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:AMD
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:Radeon HD6990
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:No
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Processor frequency
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:830 MHz
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:832 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:Not supported
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics card memory
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:4 GB
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:512 bit
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:5000 MHz
- LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4200 MHz

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Comparison of 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ, V256-004R
30 specifications	A ASUS 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990 Model 90-C3CHI0-T0UAY0YZ View product	B MSI LIGHTNING V256-004R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model V256-004R View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6990	GeForce GTX 580
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	830 MHz	832 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	3-Way SLI
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	4 GB	1.5 GB
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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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