Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top vs ASUS HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

40specifications compared
11differ
29identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor frequency
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:1100 MHz
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:925 MHz
Stream processors
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:1280
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:2048
Discrete graphics card memory
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:2 GB
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
Memory bus
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:256 bit
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:5000 MHz
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5500 MHz
HDMI ports quantity
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:1
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:0
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1
DisplayPorts quantity
- HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top:0
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:4

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Comparison of HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top, HD7970-DC2-3GD5
49 specifications	A ASUS HD7870 2GB DirectCU II Top View product	B ASUS HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model HD7970-DC2-3GD5 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1100 MHz	925 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum digital resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Maximum displays per videocard	6	6
Stream processorsDiffers	1280	2048
Processor cores	1	1
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD7970
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	925 MHz
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	5000 MHz	5500 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	4
HDMI version	1.4a	1.4a
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D Vision	No	No
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slotsDiffers	2	3
Power1 differ
Minimum system power supply	500 W	500 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	264 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	43 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	114 mm	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 featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Graphics card family	AMD, ATI	AMD, ATI

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