GIGABYTE GV-R587D5-1GD-B graphics card AMD vs MSI Radeon HD 5870

Comparison of GV-R587D5-1GD-B, Radeon HD 5870

27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R587D5-1GD-B graphics card AMD Model GV-R587D5-1GD-B View product	B MSI Radeon HD 5870View product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	AMD	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1600
Memoryidentical
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	4800 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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