Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0) vs MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING

20specifications compared
14differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):GeForce GT 220
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:GeForce GTX 680
Processor frequency
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):506 MHz
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:1110 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):1 GB
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:2 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):GDDR3
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):128 bit
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):1600 MHz
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:6008 MHz
Interface type
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):PCI Express 2.0
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0):0
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:1

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Comparison of GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0), N680GTX LIGHTNING
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N220-1GI (rev. 3.0)View product	B MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GT 220	GeForce GTX 680
CUDA coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1536
Processor frequencyDiffers	506 MHz	1110 MHz
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1176 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
Shader clockKnown for one	1012 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	6008 MHz
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.2
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
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Poweridentical
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x 6-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.06 kg
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MSI Live Update Series MSI Graphics Card Driver MSI StarOSD MSI Dual Core Center MSI Live Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX Norton Internet Security 2008 60 days Trial
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other features1 differ
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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