Product comparison · 2 gpus

Dell 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000 vs MSI R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:NVIDIA
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:AMD
Graphics processor
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:Quadro 4000
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:Radeon HD6870
Discrete graphics card memory
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:2 GB
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:1 GB
HDMI ports quantity
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:0
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:0
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:1
DisplayPorts quantity
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:2
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:0
PhysX
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:No
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:Yes
Shader model version
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:5.0
- R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:No

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Comparison of 490-12401, R6870-2PM2D1G/D5
43 specifications	A Dell 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000 Model 490-12401 View product	B MSI R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 Model R6870-2PM2D1G/D5 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Quadro 4000	Radeon HD6870
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 MHz
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	89.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionDiffers	5.0	No
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.4	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS / CE / FCC / VCCI / DDC2B
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	142 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	1x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell OptiPlex 3010 Dell OptiPlex 380 DT Dell OptiPlex 7010 Dell OptiPlex 745c Dell OptiPlex 9010 Dell OptiPlex 980 DT Dell Precision Workstation 380 Dell Precision Workstation 380 EE Dell Precision Workstation 380 MT Dell Precision Workstation 390 Dell Precision Workstation 490 Dell Precision Workst	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Windows XP (32bit / 64bit) Windows Vista (32bit / 64bit) Windows 7 (32bit / 64bit)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 x 115 x 35 mm

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