Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs MSI R6850 CYCLONE PE

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:NVIDIA
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:AMD
Graphics processor
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:Radeon HD6850
Processor frequency
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:820 MHz
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:775 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:1 GB
Memory bus
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3800 MHz
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:4000 MHz
Interface type
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:PCI Express 2.0
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:PCI Express 2.1
Mac compatibility
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:No
- R6850 CYCLONE PE:Yes

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Comparison of N480S15I, R6850 CYCLONE PE
34 specifications	A GIGABYTE N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model N480S15I View product	B MSI R6850 CYCLONE PE View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 480	Radeon HD6850
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	820 MHz	775 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1640 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
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3800 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	4.0	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	217 x 120 x 38 mm

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