Product comparison · 2 gpus

CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 vs MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 has 243 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 (850 MHz vs 607 MHz). The MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has 100 MHz more graphics card RAMDAC than the CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 (500 MHz vs 400 MHz). The MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has 0.25 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 (1.25 GB vs 1 GB). Graphics processor family: AMD on the CLUB3D Radeon HD5870, NVIDIA on the MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470. Interface type: PCI Express 2.1 on the CLUB3D Radeon HD5870, PCI Express 2.0 on the MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470.

Graphics processor family
- Radeon HD5870:AMD
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:NVIDIA
Processor frequency
- Radeon HD5870:850 MHz
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:607 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC
- Radeon HD5870:400 MHz
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:500 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- Radeon HD5870:1 GB
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:1.25 GB
Memory bus
- Radeon HD5870:256 bit
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:3348 MHz
Interface type
- Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:PCI Express 2.0
OpenGL version
- Radeon HD5870:3.1
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:3.2

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Comparison of Radeon HD5870, 470GTX-M2D12
45 specifications	A CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 View product	B MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Model 470GTX-M2D12 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	607 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACDiffers	400 MHz	500 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 GTX 470
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	3348 MHz
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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3a
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	3.2
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
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, ROHS, WEEE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	280 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	33 mm
HeightDiffers	98 mm	111 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	760 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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