Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 vs MSI N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:AMD
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:Radeon HD6970
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Processor frequency
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:900 MHz
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:4100 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:2 GB
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:1 GB
Memory bus
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:256 bit
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:192 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:5500 MHz
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:900 MHz
Interface type
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:PCI Express 2.1
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:PCI Express 2.0
OpenGL version
- GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:4.1
- N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII:4.0

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Comparison of GV-R697OC-2GD, N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R697OC-2GD graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 Model GV-R697OC-2GD View product	B MSI N550GTX-TI CYCLONEII View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6970	GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	900 MHz	4100 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	900 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	550 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	290 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	126 mm	140 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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