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GIGABYTE GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 vs MSI N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:GeForce GTX 570
CUDA
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:No
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:Yes
Processor frequency
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:925 MHz
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:732 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:1.25 GB
Memory bus
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5500 MHz
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:3800 MHz
Interface type
- GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:PCI 3.0
- N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE:PCI Express x16

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Comparison of GV-R797D5-3GD-B, N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-R797D5-3GD-B graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model GV-R797D5-3GD-B View product	B MSI N570GTX TWIN FROZR III PE View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7970	GeForce GTX 570
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	925 MHz	732 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	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	3800 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI 3.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.2	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D Vision	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	243 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	126 mm	115 mm
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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