Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 vs MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:GeForce GT 520
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequency
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:810 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:832 MHz
Shader clock
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:1620 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:1664 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:1 GB
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:3 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:GDDR3
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:64 bit
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:1333 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:4200 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:1
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:2

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Comparison of GV-N520D3-1GI, N580GTX LIGHTNING XE
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N520D3-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Model GV-N520D3-1GI View product	B MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GT 520	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	810 MHz	832 MHz
Shader clockDiffers	1620 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 support	Not supported	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	1333 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-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PhysX	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Full HD	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling type	Active	Active
Form factorDiffers	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm

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