Product comparison · 2 gpus

CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 vs MSI 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- Radeon HD5870:AMD
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:NVIDIA
Processor frequency
- Radeon HD5870:850 MHz
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:700 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- Radeon HD5870:1 GB
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- Radeon HD5870:256 bit
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3696 MHz
Interface type
- Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:PCI Express 2.0
OpenGL version
- Radeon HD5870:3.1
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3.2
Length
- Radeon HD5870:280 mm
- 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:265 mm

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Comparison of Radeon HD5870, 480GTX-M2D15
42 specifications	A CLUB3D Radeon HD5870 View product	B MSI 480GTX-M2D15 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model 480GTX-M2D15 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	700 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 GTX 480
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	3696 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
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	280 mm	265 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	33 mm
HeightDiffers	98 mm	120 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	898 g
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista/7	Windows XP, Vista, 7

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