Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 vs MSI 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Processor frequency
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:925 MHz
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:950 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:1 GB
Memory bus
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:192 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5500 MHz
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:4300 MHz
Interface type
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:PCI 3.0
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1
- 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:0

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Comparison of GV-R797D5-3GD-B, 912-V261-008
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model GV-R797D5-3GD-B View product	B MSI 912-V261-008 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Model 912-V261-008 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7970	GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	925 MHz	950 MHz
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	2-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	4300 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI 3.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.2	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D Vision	Yes	Yes
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
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, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	285 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	126 mm	140 mm
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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