Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs MSI R7970 LIGHTNING

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 5identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Graphics processor family
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:NVIDIA
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:AMD
  • Graphics processor
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD7970
  • Maximum resolution
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:2560 x 1600 pixels
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:2560 x 1650 pixels
  • CUDA
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:Yes
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:No
  • Processor frequency
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:910 MHz
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:1070 MHz
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:1 GB
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:3 GB
  • Memory bus
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:192 bit
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:384 bit
  • Memory clock speed
    • ENGTX550TI/1GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:4104 MHz
    • R7970 LIGHTNING:5600 MHz

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33 specifications
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffersNVIDIAAMD
Graphics processorDiffersGeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD7970
Maximum resolutionDiffers2560 x 1600 pixels2560 x 1650 pixels
CUDADiffersYesNo
Processor frequencyDiffers910 MHz1070 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 MHz
CUDA coresKnown for one192Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader clockKnown for one1800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers1 GB3 GB
Graphics card memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory busDiffers192 bit384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers4104 MHz5600 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffersPCI Express 2.0PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPorts quantity00
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffersYesNo
TV tuner integratedNoNo
DirectX version1111
OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
HDCPYesYes
Dual Link DVIDiffersYesNo
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceActive
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
HDMIDiffersYesNo
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 x 135.5 x 40 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Driver & UtilitiesUnknown — not stated by the source

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