Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870 vs MSI LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

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

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:AMD
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:Radeon HD5870
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:2048 x 1536 pixels
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:850 MHz
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:832 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:1 GB
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:256 bit
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4200 MHz
Interface type
- R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of R587UGD, 912-V256-003
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE R587UGD graphics card AMD Radeon HD5870 Model R587UGD View product	B MSI LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model 912-V256-003 View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5870	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	832 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.5 GB
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.0
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic	Unknown — not stated by the source

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