Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD vs MSI LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor frequency
- EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD:915 MHz
- LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480:750 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD:1 GB
- LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD:256 bit
- LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD:4200 MHz
- LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480:4000 MHz
Interface type
- EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD:PCI Express 2.1
- LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480:PCI Express 2.0
DVI-D ports quantity
- EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD:1
- LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480:2
PhysX
- EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD:No
- LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480:Yes

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Comparison of EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5, V228-002R
31 specifications	A ASUS EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 graphics card AMD Model EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 View product	B MSI LIGHTNING V228-002R graphics card GeForce GTX 480 Model V228-002R View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce GTX 480
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	915 MHz	750 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	AMD	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	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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