Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280 vs MSI 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:Radeon R9 280
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:Radeon R7 250X
Processor frequency
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:827 MHz
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:1000 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:3 GB
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:1 GB
Memory bus
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:384 bit
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:5000 MHz
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:4500 MHz
DVI-D ports quantity
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:1
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:0
Depth
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:31.8 mm
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:38 mm
Height
- R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280:144.8 mm
- 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7:112 mm

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Comparison of R9280-DC2-3GD5, 1GD5
32 specifications	A ASUS R9280-DC2-3GD5 AMD Radeon R9 280 Model R9280-DC2-3GD5 View product	B MSI 1GD5 AMD Radeon R7 Model 1GD5 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon R9 280	Radeon R7 250X
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	827 MHz	1000 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	933 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	4500 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.2
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HD3D TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	372 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	201 mm
DepthDiffers	31.8 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	144.8 mm	112 mm

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