Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-R587D5-1GD-B graphics card AMD vs MSI Radeon HD 5850

15specifications compared
3differ
12identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor frequency
- GV-R587D5-1GD-B graphics card AMD:850 MHz
- Radeon HD 5850:725 MHz
Memory clock speed
- GV-R587D5-1GD-B graphics card AMD:4800 MHz
- Radeon HD 5850:4000 MHz
OpenGL version
- GV-R587D5-1GD-B graphics card AMD:3.1
- Radeon HD 5850:3.2

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Comparison of GV-R587D5-1GD-B, Radeon HD 5850
27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R587D5-1GD-B graphics card AMD Model GV-R587D5-1GD-B View product	B MSI Radeon HD 5850 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	725 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1440
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
Performance1 differ
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown 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
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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