Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:NVIDIA
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:AMD
Graphics processor
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:GeForce GTX 470
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:Radeon HD5970
Processor frequency
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:630 MHz
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:725 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:1.25 GB
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:2 GB
Memory bus
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:320 bit
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:3348 MHz
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:4000 MHz
Interface type
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:PCI Express 2.0
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantity
- GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:2
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:1

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Comparison of GVN470O13I, R597D52GDB
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GVN470O13I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Model GVN470O13I View product	B GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 Model R597D52GDB View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon HD5970
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	630 MHz	725 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1260 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum digital resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.25 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	320 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3348 MHz	4000 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
Mini DisplayPorts 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 DVI	Yes	Yes
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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