Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 vs MSI R7970 LIGHTNING

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:NVIDIA
- R7970 LIGHTNING:AMD
Graphics processor
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:GeForce GTX 680
- R7970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolution
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:8192 x 8192 pixels
- R7970 LIGHTNING:2560 x 1650 pixels
CUDA
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:Yes
- R7970 LIGHTNING:No
Processor frequency
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:1058 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:2 GB
- R7970 LIGHTNING:3 GB
Memory bus
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:256 bit
- R7970 LIGHTNING:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:6008 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING:5600 MHz

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Comparison of GTX680-2GD5, R7970 LIGHTNING
54 specifications	A ASUS GTX680-2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Model GTX680-2GD5 View product	B MSI R7970 LIGHTNING View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 680	Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolutionDiffers	8192 x 8192 pixels	2560 x 1650 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
CUDA coresKnown for one	1536	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1058 MHz	1070 MHz
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
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	1536	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	6008 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	192.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	128.8 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	550 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	195 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	2x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	DVI-I - VGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	38A	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 135.5 x 40 mm

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