Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 vs MSI 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:AMD
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:Radeon HD5970
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:GeForce GTX 560
Processor frequency
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:725 MHz
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:870 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:2 GB
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:1 GB
Memory bus
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:512 bit
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:4000 MHz
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:4080 MHz
Interface type
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:PCI Express 2.1
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantity
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:1
- 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560:2

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Comparison of R597D52GDB, 912-V238-074
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 Model R597D52GDB View product	B MSI 912-V238-074 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Model 912-V238-074 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5970	GeForce GTX 560
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	725 MHz	870 MHz
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
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4000 MHz	4080 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini DisplayPorts 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 DVI	Yes	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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