Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M vs ASUS Radeon HD 4870

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:3840 x 2400 pixels
- Radeon HD 4870:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:459 MHz
- Radeon HD 4870:750 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:GDDR2
- Radeon HD 4870:GDDR5
Memory bus
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:128 bit
- Radeon HD 4870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:666 MHz
- Radeon HD 4870:3600 MHz
DVI-I ports quantity
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:1
- Radeon HD 4870:2
DirectX version
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:10.0
- Radeon HD 4870:10.1
Shader model version
- EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M:4.0
- Radeon HD 4870:4.1

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Comparison of EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M, Radeon HD 4870
25 specifications	A ASUS EN8500GT MAGIC/HTP/512M View product	B ASUS Radeon HD 4870 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 8500 GT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	3840 x 2400 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	459 MHz	750 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	666 MHz	3600 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	HDTV Output (YPbPr)	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
Performance3 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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