Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 vs MSI R4870-T2D512OC graphics card GDDR5

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor frequency
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:576 MHz
- R4870-T2D512OC graphics card GDDR5:780 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:GDDR3
- R4870-T2D512OC graphics card GDDR5:GDDR5
Memory bus
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:448 bit
- R4870-T2D512OC graphics card GDDR5:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:1998 MHz
- R4870-T2D512OC graphics card GDDR5:2000 MHz
DirectX version
- ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3:10
- R4870-T2D512OC graphics card GDDR5:10.1

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Comparison of ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A, R4870-T2D512OC
23 specifications	A ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A graphics card GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 Model ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A View product	B MSI R4870-T2D512OC graphics card GDDR5 Model R4870-T2D512OC View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 260	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	576 MHz	780 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1242 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	448 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1998 MHz	2000 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one	2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities & Driver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
Technical featuresKnown for one	1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor, 1 x HDTV-out cable, 1 x Power cable.	Unknown — not stated by the source

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