Product comparison · 2 gpus

Dell 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350 vs MSI LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:AMD
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:Radeon HD6350
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:No
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Parallel processing technology support
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:Not supported
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics card memory
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:0.5 GB
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:3 GB
DVI ports quantity
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:1
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2
PhysX
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:No
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
HDMI
- 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350:No
- LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes

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Comparison of 490-12940, V256-021R
33 specifications	A Dell 490-12940 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6350 Model 490-12940 View product	B MSI LIGHTNING V256-021R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model V256-021R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6350	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	832 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	3-Way SLI
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Memory busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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