Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 vs MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor frequency
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:772 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:832 MHz
Shader clock
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1544 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:1664 MHz
Memory clock speed
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4008 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:4200 MHz
OpenGL version
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4.1
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:4.0
Dual Link DVI
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:No
Length
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:280 mm
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:305 mm
Depth
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:43 mm
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:45 mm
Height
- GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:137 mm
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:127 mm

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Comparison of GV-N580UD-3GI, N580GTX LIGHTNING XE
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N580UD-3GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model GV-N580UD-3GI View product	B MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processor	GeForce GTX 580	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	772 MHz	832 MHz
Shader clockDiffers	1544 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 supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	3 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	384 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4008 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	0
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
NVIDIA 3D Vision	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	600 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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	280 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	43 mm	45 mm
HeightDiffers	137 mm	127 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX

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