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Dell 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100 vs MSI GAMING GTX 970 100ME

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 7identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Graphics processor family
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:AMD
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:NVIDIA
  • Graphics processor
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:FirePro W4100
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:GeForce GTX 970
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:2 GB
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:4 GB
  • Memory bus
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:128 bit
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:256 bit
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:0
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:0
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:1
  • DVI-I ports quantity
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:0
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:1
  • DisplayPorts quantity
    • 490-BCIY graphics card AMD FirePro W4100:0
    • GAMING GTX 970 100ME:1

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Comparison of 490-BCIY, V316-034R
52 specifications
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffersAMDNVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffersFirePro W4100GeForce GTX 970
CUDAKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Peak floating point performance (single precision)Known for one645.1 GflopsUnknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1140 MHz
Processor boost clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1279 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3-Way SLI
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Memory busDiffers128 bit256 bit
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one72 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7010 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers01
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffersNoYes
DirectX versionDiffers11.212.0
Shader model versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenCL versionKnown for one1.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIDiffersNoYes
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design2 differ
Number of slotsDiffers12
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack, Green
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, C-Tick, BSMI, KCC, UL, VCCI, WEEEUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs50 W145 W
Minimum system power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 W
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for onePCI Express 3.0 x16Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one2048 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Interface adapters includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVI-I female - VGA male
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source890 g
LengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source269 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source43 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source141 mm

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