Product comparison · 2 gpus

Dell 490-12266 graphics card AMD vs MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:AMD
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Maximum resolution
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:8192 x 8192 pixels
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology support
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:3-Way SLI
Memory bus
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:64 bit
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Interface type
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:PCI Express x16
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0
PhysX
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:No
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
DirectX version
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:10.1
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:11
OpenGL version
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:3.2
- N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4.1

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Comparison of 490-12266, N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC
32 specifications	A Dell 490-12266 graphics card AMD Model 490-12266 View product	B MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionDiffers	8192 x 8192 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	823 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	3-Way SLI
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4276 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.2	4.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	268 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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