Product comparison · 2 gpus

CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E vs MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E has 112 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G (850 MHz vs 738 MHz). The CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E has 2,600 MHz more memory clock speed than the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G (4800 MHz vs 2200 MHz). The CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E has 1 more DirectX version than the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G (11 vs 10.0). Graphics card memory type: GDDR5 on the CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E, GDDR3 on the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G. Interface type: PCI Express 2.1 on the CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E, PCI Express 2.0 on the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G.

Processor frequency
- Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E:850 MHz
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G:738 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E:GDDR5
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G:GDDR3
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E:4800 MHz
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G:2200 MHz
Interface type
- Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E:PCI Express 2.1
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E:11
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G:10.0
OpenGL version
- Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E:3.1
- N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G:2.1

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Comparison of Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E, N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G
40 specifications	A CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 1024 MB 256 BIT PCI-E View product	B MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	738 MHz
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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	1600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce GTS 250
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	2200 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70.4 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	11	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-Rom Drive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	280 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	38 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	98 mm	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, MCE; Microsoft Windows Vista 32/64-Bit; Microsoft Windows 7 32/64-Bit.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical featuresKnown for one	ATI Avivo, ATI PowerPlay	Unknown — not stated by the source

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