Product comparison · 2 gpus

HP LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270 vs MSI R6970 LIGHTNING

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:FirePro 2270
- R6970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD6970
Maximum resolution
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6970 LIGHTNING:1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics card memory
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:0.5 GB
- R6970 LIGHTNING:2 GB
Graphics card memory type
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:GDDR3
- R6970 LIGHTNING:GDDR5
Interface type
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:PCI Express 2.0
- R6970 LIGHTNING:PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:0
- R6970 LIGHTNING:1
OpenGL version
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:4.1
- R6970 LIGHTNING:4.0
Dual Link DVI
- LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270:No
- R6970 LIGHTNING:Yes

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Comparison of LA522AV, R6970 LIGHTNING
36 specifications	A HP LA522AV graphics card AMD FirePro 2270 Model LA522AV View product	B MSI R6970 LIGHTNING View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	FirePro 2270	Radeon HD6970
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	940 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
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	5500 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	350 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	15 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM Internet access PCI Express 2.0 x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	165 mm	310 mm
HeightDiffers	55 mm	127 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source

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