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GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470 vs MSI Radeon HD5870

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 12identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Radeon HD5870 has 293 MHz more processor frequency than the GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470 (900 MHz vs 607 MHz). The MSI Radeon HD5870 has 1,152 more stream processors than the GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470 (1600 vs 448). The GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470 has 0.25 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI Radeon HD5870 (1.25 GB vs 1 GB). Only the GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470 has CUDA. Only the GIGABYTE GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470 has PhysX.

  • CUDA
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:Yes
    • Radeon HD5870:No
  • Processor frequency
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:607 MHz
    • Radeon HD5870:900 MHz
  • Stream processors
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:448
    • Radeon HD5870:1600
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:1.25 GB
    • Radeon HD5870:1 GB
  • Memory bus
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:320 bit
    • Radeon HD5870:256 bit
  • Memory clock speed
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:3348 MHz
    • Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
  • Interface type
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:PCI Express 2.0
    • Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1
  • HDMI version
    • GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 470:1.3a
    • Radeon HD5870:1.3

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Comparison of GV-N470D5-13I-B, Radeon HD5870
40 specifications
Processor3 differ
Maximum resolution2560 x 1600 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffersYesNo
Processor frequencyDiffers607 MHz900 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC400 MHz400 MHz
Stream processorsDiffers4481600
Graphics processorKnown for oneGeForce GTX 470Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader clockKnown for one1215 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers1.25 GB1 GB
Graphics card memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory busDiffers320 bit256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers3348 MHz4800 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffersPCI Express 2.0PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI versionDiffers1.3a1.3
DVI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffersYesNo
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DirectX version1111
Shader model version5.05.0
OpenGL version3.23.2
HDCPYesYes
Dual Link DVIYesYes
Full HDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Cooling typeActiveActive
Bracket heightKnown for oneFull-Height (FH)Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for oneFull-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source277 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source126 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityNoNo
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500
HDMIYesYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one550 WUnknown — not stated by the source

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