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
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Designidentical
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
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX

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