Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs MSI R6870 TWINFROZRII

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:NVIDIA
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:AMD
Graphics processor
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolution
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:Yes
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:No
Processor frequency
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:820 MHz
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:900 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:1 GB
Memory bus
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3800 MHz
- R6870 TWINFROZRII:4200 MHz

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Comparison of N480S15I, R6870 TWINFROZRII
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model N480S15I View product	B MSI R6870 TWINFROZRII View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 480	Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	820 MHz	900 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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1 GB
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3800 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 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 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	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Shader model versionDiffers	5.0	4.0
Designidentical
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 featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm

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