Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 vs MSI LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:NVIDIA
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
Graphics processor
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:GeForce GTX 680
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
CUDA
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:Yes
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:No
Processor frequency
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:1058 MHz
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:2 GB
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:GDDR4
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:256 bit
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:6008 MHz
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5600 MHz

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Comparison of GV-N680D5-2GD-B, V278-003R
57 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Model GV-N680D5-2GD-B View product	B MSI LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model V278-003R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 680	Radeon HD7970
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
CUDA coresKnown for one	1536	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1058 MHz	1070 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
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	1536	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR4	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	6008 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	192.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	128.8 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
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
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	550 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	195 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	2x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	275 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	38 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	126 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	DVI-I - VGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	38A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 135.5 x 40 mm

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