Product comparison · 2 gpus

Matrox C420 LP PCIe x16 vs Matrox C900 PCIe x16

33specifications compared
10differ
23identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- C420 LP PCIe x16:2560 x 1600 pixels
- C900 PCIe x16:1920 x 1200 pixels
Maximum digital resolution
- C420 LP PCIe x16:2560 x 1600 pixels
- C900 PCIe x16:1920 x 1200 pixels
Maximum displays per videocard
- C420 LP PCIe x16:4
- C900 PCIe x16:9
Discrete graphics card memory
- C420 LP PCIe x16:2 GB
- C900 PCIe x16:4 GB
Cooling type
- C420 LP PCIe x16:Passive
- C900 PCIe x16:Active
Power consumption (typical)
- C420 LP PCIe x16:20 W
- C900 PCIe x16:75 W
Length
- C420 LP PCIe x16:167.6 mm
- C900 PCIe x16:229.1 mm
Height
- C420 LP PCIe x16:68.6 mm
- C900 PCIe x16:111.2 mm

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Comparison of C420, C900-E4GBF
41 specifications	A Matrox C420 LP PCIe x16 Model C420 View product	B Matrox C900 PCIe x16 Model C900-E4GBF View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	Matrox	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA	No	No
FireStream	No	No
Maximum digital resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Maximum displays per videocardDiffers	4	9
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16 3.0	PCI Express x16 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	12.0	12.0
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL version	4.4	4.4
OpenCL version	1.2	1.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	No	No
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Form factorDiffers	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	ATX
Number of slots	1	1
CertificationKnown for one	WEEE, EMC Cl.B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	20 W	75 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Wind	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supported	No	No
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64	Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
Other operating systems supported	Windows Embedded Standard 7 32-bit, Windows Embedded Standard 7 64-bit	Windows Embedded Standard 7 32-bit, Windows Embedded Standard 7 64-bit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	167.6 mm	229.1 mm
HeightDiffers	68.6 mm	111.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415 g
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS

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