Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N28-1GH-B-GA graphics card GeForce GTX 280 vs MSI Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Memory bus
- GV-N28-1GH-B-GA graphics card GeForce GTX 280:512 bit
- Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3:256 bit
DVI ports quantity
- GV-N28-1GH-B-GA graphics card GeForce GTX 280:1
- Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3:2
DirectX version
- GV-N28-1GH-B-GA graphics card GeForce GTX 280:10.0
- Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3:10.1

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Comparison of GV-N28-1GH-B-GA, Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3
27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N28-1GH-B-GA graphics card GeForce GTX 280 Model GV-N28-1GH-B-GA View product	B MSI Radeon HD 3870X2 1GB GDDR3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	825 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 280	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1800 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Dual VGAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264, VC-1
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
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
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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