Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 vs MSI N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:AMD
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:Radeon HD6870
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:GeForce GT 430
CUDA
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:No
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:Yes
Processor frequency
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:4200 MHz
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:730 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:GDDR5
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:256 bit
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:128 bit
PhysX
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:No
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:Yes
OpenGL version
- GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870:4.1
- N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:4.0

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Comparison of GV-R687OC-1GD-B, N430GT-MD1GD3/OC
28 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R687OC-1GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD6870 Model GV-R687OC-1GD-B View product	B MSI N430GT-MD1GD3/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Model N430GT-MD1GD3/OC View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6870	GeForce GT 430
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	4200 MHz	730 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	290 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	31 mm
HeightDiffers	126 mm	105 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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