Product comparison · 2 gpus

HP ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256MB SH) vs MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256MB SH):GDDR2
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB:GDDR3
Memory bus
- ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256MB SH):64 bit
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB:256 bit
DirectX version
- ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256MB SH):No
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB:10.0

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Comparison of ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256MB SH), Radeon HD 4850 512MB
20 specifications	A HP ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256MB SH)View product	B MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB View product
Processoridentical
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	625 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 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
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1986 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63.552 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	No	10.0
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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