Product comparison · 2 gpus

HP KW952AV graphics card GDDR3 vs MSI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- KW952AV graphics card GDDR3:GDDR3
- Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB:GDDR5
Memory bus
- KW952AV graphics card GDDR3:128 bit
- Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB:256 bit
DVI-I ports quantity
- KW952AV graphics card GDDR3:1
- Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB:2

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Comparison of KW952AV, Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB
18 specifications	A HP KW952AV graphics card GDDR3 Model KW952AV View product	B MSI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB View product
Processoridentical
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	780 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3600 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10.1	10.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.