Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-R557-1GH graphics card vs MSI R5830 TWIN FROZR II

Key differences

Processor frequency
- GV-R557-1GH graphics card:650 MHz
- R5830 TWIN FROZR II:800 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- GV-R557-1GH graphics card:GDDR3
- R5830 TWIN FROZR II:GDDR5
Memory bus
- GV-R557-1GH graphics card:128 bit
- R5830 TWIN FROZR II:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-R557-1GH graphics card:1600 MHz
- R5830 TWIN FROZR II:4000 MHz
OpenGL version
- GV-R557-1GH graphics card:3.1
- R5830 TWIN FROZR II:3.2

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Comparison of GV-R557-1GH, R5830 TWIN FROZR II
25 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R557-1GH graphics card Model GV-R557-1GH View product	B MSI R5830 TWIN FROZR II View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	3.2
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	257 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	106 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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