Product comparison · 2 gpus

HP A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310 vs MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING has 1.5 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the HP A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310 (2 GB vs 0.5 GB). The MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the HP A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310 (1 vs 0). The MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the HP A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310 (1 vs 0). Only the MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING has PhysX. Only the MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING has dual Link DVI.

Graphics processor
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:NVS 310
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:GeForce GTX 680
Discrete graphics card memory
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:0.5 GB
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:2 GB
Graphics card memory type
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:GDDR3
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:GDDR5
Interface type
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:PCI Express 2.0
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:0
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:0
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:1
DVI-I ports quantity
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:0
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:1
DisplayPorts quantity
- A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310:2
- N680GTX LIGHTNING:1

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Comparison of A7U59AT, N680GTX LIGHTNING
42 specifications	A HP A7U59AT graphics card NVIDIA NVS 310 Model A7U59AT View product	B MSI N680GTX LIGHTNING View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	NVS 310	GeForce GTX 680
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CUDA coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1536
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1110 MHz
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1176 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	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6008 MHz
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Poweridentical
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x 6-pin
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.06 kg
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MSI Live Update Series MSI Graphics Card Driver MSI StarOSD MSI Dual Core Center MSI Live Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX Norton Internet Security 2008 60 days Trial
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other features1 differ
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card interfaceKnown for one	Low-Profile	Unknown — not stated by the source

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