Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 vs MSI GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:GeForce GT 520
Maximum resolution
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:4096 x 2160 pixels
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:No
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:Yes
Processor frequency
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:925 MHz
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:810 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:GDDR5
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:GDDR3
Memory bus
- HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
- GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP:64 bit

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Comparison of HD7970-3GD5, GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP
48 specifications	A ASUS HD7970-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model HD7970-3GD5 View product	B MSI GeForce GT 520 1GB GDDR3 LP View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7970	GeForce GT 520
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	925 MHz	810 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	925 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	2048	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	1800 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantity	1	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.2	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorDiffers	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	250 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD, ATI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69 mm

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