Product comparison · 2 gpus

CLUB3D CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 vs MSI V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:AMD
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:Radeon HD6950
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:No
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Processor frequency
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:800 MHz
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:823 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics card memory
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:2 GB
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:256 bit
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:5000 MHz
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4276 MHz

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Comparison of CGAX-69548F, V255-040R
58 specifications	A CLUB3D CGAX-69548F graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 Model CGAX-69548F View product	B MSI V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model V255-040R View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6950	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	800 MHz	823 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	3-Way SLI
Stream processorsKnown for one	1408	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1645 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	4276 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	160 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	4.1	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	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	200 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	2x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Eyefinity 3, 1 active cable, 2 passive cables Eyefinity 4, 2 active cables, 2 passive cables	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	267 mm	268 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	37 mm
HeightDiffers	125 mm	115 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	309 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	209 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	72 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Dirt3 game	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP 32/64-Bit Microsoft Windows Vista 32/64-Bit Microsoft Windows 7 32/64-Bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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