Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 vs MSI 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:AMD
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:Radeon HD5970
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequency
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:725 MHz
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:823 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:2 GB
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:512 bit
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:4000 MHz
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4276 MHz
Interface type
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:PCI Express 2.1
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantity
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:1
- 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2

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Comparison of R597D52GDB, 912-V255-026
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 Model R597D52GDB View product	B MSI 912-V255-026 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model 912-V255-026 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5970	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	725 MHz	823 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1645 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
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
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4000 MHz	4276 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts 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
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	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
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)
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	268 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
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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