Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs MSI R6950TWINFROZRII OC

20specifications compared
9differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:NVIDIA
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:AMD
Graphics processor
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:Radeon HD6950
Maximum resolution
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequency
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:820 MHz
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:810 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:2 GB
Memory bus
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3800 MHz
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:5000 MHz
Interface type
- N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:PCI Express 2.0
- R6950TWINFROZRII OC:PCI Express 2.1

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Comparison of N480S15I, R6950TWINFROZRII OC
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE N480S15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model N480S15I View product	B MSI R6950TWINFROZRII OC View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 480	Radeon HD6950
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	820 MHz	810 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	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3800 MHz	5000 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 quantity	2	2
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
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 x 110 x 38 mm

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