Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 vs MSI N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:GeForce GTS 250
Maximum resolution
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:4096 x 2160 pixels
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:925 MHz
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:675 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:GDDR5
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:GDDR3
Memory bus
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5500 MHz
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:2000 MHz
Interface type
- HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:PCI Express 3.0
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of HD7970-DC2-3GD5, N250GTS-MD512
48 specifications	A ASUS HD7970-DC2-3GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model HD7970-DC2-3GD5 View product	B MSI N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3 Model N250GTS-MD512 View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7970	GeForce GTS 250
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	925 MHz	675 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 resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	3 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70.4 GB/s
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	4	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 quantityDiffers	0	1
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.2	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 GTexel/s
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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	500 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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	239 x 121 x 32 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	447 g

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