Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870 vs MSI 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:AMD
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:Radeon HD5870
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:GeForce GTX 560
Maximum resolution
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:2048 x 1536 pixels
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:850 MHz
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:870 MHz
Memory clock speed
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:4080 MHz
Interface type
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantity
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:1
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:2
PhysX
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:No
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:Yes

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Comparison of R587UGD, 912-V238-074
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870 Model R587UGD View product	B MSI 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Model 912-V238-074 View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5870	GeForce GTX 560
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	870 MHz
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	4080 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	705 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	238 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	112 mm

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