Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs MSI Radeon HD5870

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Radeon HD5870 has 293 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 (900 MHz vs 607 MHz). The MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has 100 MHz more graphics card RAMDAC than the MSI Radeon HD5870 (500 MHz vs 400 MHz). The MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has 0.25 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI Radeon HD5870 (1.25 GB vs 1 GB). Only the MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has CUDA. Only the MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has PhysX.

CUDA
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:Yes
- Radeon HD5870:No
Processor frequency
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:607 MHz
- Radeon HD5870:900 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:500 MHz
- Radeon HD5870:400 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:1.25 GB
- Radeon HD5870:1 GB
Memory bus
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:320 bit
- Radeon HD5870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:3348 MHz
- Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
Interface type
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:PCI Express 2.0
- Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1
HDMI version
- 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470:1.3a
- Radeon HD5870:1.3

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Comparison of 470GTX-M2D12, Radeon HD5870
38 specifications	A MSI 470GTX-M2D12 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Model 470GTX-M2D12 View product	B MSI Radeon HD5870 View product
Processor3 differ
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	607 MHz	900 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACDiffers	500 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 470	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.25 GB	1 GB
Memory busDiffers	320 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3348 MHz	4800 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionDiffers	1.3a	1.3
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	243 mm	277 mm
DepthDiffers	33 mm	36 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	126 mm
WeightKnown for one	760 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7

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