Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M vs CLUB3D HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M:2048 x 1536 pixels
- HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe:2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M:GDDR
- HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe:GDDR4
Memory clock speed
- Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M:980 MHz
- HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe:2252 MHz
DirectX version
- Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M:9.0
- HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe:10.1
OpenGL version
- Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M:2.0
- HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe:1.5

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Comparison of Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M, HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe
27 specifications	A ASUS Extreme AX800XL/2DTV/256M View product	B CLUB3D HD 3870 512MB Passive Heatpipe View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	775 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Processor front side busKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR	GDDR4
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	980 MHz	2252 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	9.0	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	1.5
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 W
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium, Athlon
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Windows MCE Windows XP64 Windows VISTA 32bit Windows VISTA 64bit
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source

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