Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450 vs MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:AMD
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:Radeon HD5450
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequency
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:650 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:832 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:1 GB
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:3 GB
Graphics card memory type
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:GDDR3
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GDDR5
Memory bus
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:64 bit
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:1600 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:4200 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:1
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:2

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Comparison of R545SGI, N580GTX LIGHTNING XE
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE R545SGI graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450 Model R545SGI View product	B MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5450	GeForce GTX 580
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	832 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1664 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	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
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express 2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	400 W	260 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthDiffers	21 mm	45 mm
HeightDiffers	123 mm	127 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	123 x 179 x 21 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source

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