Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 vs MSI LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:AMD
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:Radeon HD5970
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequency
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:725 MHz
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:832 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:2 GB
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:512 bit
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:4000 MHz
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4200 MHz
Interface type
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:PCI Express 2.1
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity
- R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970:1
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2

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Comparison of R597D52GDB, 912-V256-003
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE R597D52GDB graphics card AMD Radeon HD5970 Model R597D52GDB View product	B MSI LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model 912-V256-003 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5970	GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequencyDiffers	725 MHz	832 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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.5 GB
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4000 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
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.0
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic	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

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