Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS Radeon HD 4870 vs MSI GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Radeon HD 4870:2560 x 1600 pixels
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon HD 4870:GDDR5
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:GDDR2
Memory bus
- Radeon HD 4870:256 bit
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:128 bit
Interface type
- Radeon HD 4870:PCI Express 2.0
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:AGP 8x
DVI-I ports quantity
- Radeon HD 4870:2
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:1
DirectX version
- Radeon HD 4870:10.1
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:9.0c
Shader model version
- Radeon HD 4870:4.1
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:3.0
OpenGL version
- Radeon HD 4870:2.1
- GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2:2.0

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Comparison of Radeon HD 4870, GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2
26 specifications	A ASUS Radeon HD 4870 View product	B MSI GeForce 7600GS 512MB DDR2 View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	750 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	3600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	AGP 8x
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance3 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	9.0c
Shader model versionDiffers	4.1	3.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium IV/ AMD K8

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