Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3 vs MSI Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3

Key differences

Memory clock speed
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:2008 MHz
- Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3:1800 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:1
- Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3:2
DirectX version
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:10.0
- Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3:10.1
Shader model version
- ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3:4.0
- Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3:4.1

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Comparison of ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3, Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3
26 specifications	A ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3 View product	B MSI Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3 View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTS 250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
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
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	825 MHz
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2008 MHz	1800 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
Shader model versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264, VC-1
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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