Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS Radeon HD 5970 vs MSI R5850-PM2D1G-OC graphics card

Key differences

Processor frequency
- Radeon HD 5970:725 MHz
- R5850-PM2D1G-OC graphics card:765 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- Radeon HD 5970:2 GB
- R5850-PM2D1G-OC graphics card:1 GB
Memory bus
- Radeon HD 5970:256 bit
- R5850-PM2D1G-OC graphics card:1024 bit
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD 5970:4000 MHz
- R5850-PM2D1G-OC graphics card:4500 MHz
Interface type
- Radeon HD 5970:PCI Express 2.1
- R5850-PM2D1G-OC graphics card:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of Radeon HD 5970, R5850-PM2D1G-OC
22 specifications	A ASUS Radeon HD 5970 View product	B MSI R5850-PM2D1G-OC graphics card Model R5850-PM2D1G-OC View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	725 MHz	765 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	1024 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4000 MHz	4500 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	11	11
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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