Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210 vs MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE

26specifications compared
20differ
6identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:GeForce 210
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:No
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:Yes
Processor frequency
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:520 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:832 MHz
Shader clock
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:1237 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:1664 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:2-Way SLI
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:Not supported
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:1 GB
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:3 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:GDDR3
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210:64 bit
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:384 bit

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Comparison of GV-N210SL-1GI, N580GTX LIGHTNING XE
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N210SL-1GI NVIDIA GeForce 210 Model GV-N210SL-1GI View product	B MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 210	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	520 MHz	832 MHz
Shader clockDiffers	1237 MHz	1664 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way SLI	Not supported
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1200 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance5 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.0
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Full HD	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightKnown for one	197 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthDiffers	24 mm	45 mm
HeightDiffers	121 mm	127 mm
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 W

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