Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GeForce GT 220 vs GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GeForce GT 220:NVIDIA
- Radeon HD 5870:AMD
CUDA
- GeForce GT 220:Yes
- Radeon HD 5870:No
Processor frequency
- GeForce GT 220:680 MHz
- Radeon HD 5870:870 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GeForce GT 220:0.5 GB
- Radeon HD 5870:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce GT 220:GDDR3
- Radeon HD 5870:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GeForce GT 220:128 bit
- Radeon HD 5870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GeForce GT 220:2000 MHz
- Radeon HD 5870:4800 MHz
Interface type
- GeForce GT 220:PCI Express 2.0
- Radeon HD 5870:PCI Express 2.1

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Comparison of GeForce GT 220, Radeon HD 5870
30 specifications	A GIGABYTE GeForce GT 220 View product	B GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GT 220	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	680 MHz	870 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1480 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2000 MHz	4800 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
Shader model versionDiffers	4.1	5.0
OpenGL version	3.1	3.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Certification	RoHS	RoHS
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/7/Vista	Windows Vista/7

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