Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480 vs MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:GeForce GTX 470
Processor frequency
- GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480:700 MHz
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:607 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC
- GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480:400 MHz
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:500 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:1.25 GB
Memory bus
- GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480:3696 MHz
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:3348 MHz

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Comparison of GV-N480D5-15I-B, 470GTX-M2D12
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N480D5-15I-B graphics card GeForce GTX 480 Model GV-N480D5-15I-B View product	B MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Model 470GTX-M2D12 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 480	GeForce GTX 470
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	607 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACDiffers	400 MHz	500 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1401 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	480	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3696 MHz	3348 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI version	1.3a	1.3a
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
PhysX	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL version	3.2	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
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
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	760 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	243 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	600 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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