Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs MSI R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:NVIDIA
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:AMD
Graphics processor
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:GeForce GTX 590
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:Radeon HD6850
CUDA
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:Yes
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:No
Processor frequency
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:607 MHz
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:860 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:3 GB
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:1 GB
Memory bus
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:768 bit
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:3414 MHz
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:4200 MHz
Interface type
- GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:PCI Express 2.0
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:PCI Express 2.1

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Comparison of GV-N590D5-3GD-B, R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GAMING GV-N590D5-3GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Model GV-N590D5-3GD-B View product	B MSI R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon HD6850
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	607 MHz	860 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1215 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	768 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3414 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Mini DisplayPorts 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
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
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 DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	700 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	290 mm	217 mm
DepthDiffers	43 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	125 mm	120 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Window 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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