Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:NVIDIA
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:AMD
Graphics processor
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:GeForce GTX 470
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:Radeon HD5870
Maximum resolution
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequency
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:630 MHz
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:850 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:1.25 GB
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:1 GB
Memory bus
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:320 bit
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:3348 MHz
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
Interface type
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:PCI Express 2.0
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1

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Comparison of GVN470O13I, R587UGD
34 specifications	A GIGABYTE GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Model GVN470O13I View product	B GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870 Model R587UGD View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon HD5870
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	630 MHz	850 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1260 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.25 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	320 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3348 MHz	4800 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.2	3.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Certification	RoHS	RoHS
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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