Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870 vs GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970

24specifications compared
6differ
18identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:Radeon HD5870
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:Radeon HD5970
Maximum resolution
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:2048 x 1536 pixels
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:850 MHz
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:725 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:1 GB
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:2 GB
Memory bus
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:256 bit
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:4000 MHz

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Comparison of R587UGD, R597D52GDB
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870 Model R587UGD View product	B GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 Model R597D52GDB View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5870	Radeon HD5970
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	725 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantity	1	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL version	3.1	3.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Certification	RoHS	RoHS
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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