Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 vs MSI LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:NVIDIA
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:AMD
Graphics processor
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:GeForce GT 430
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:Radeon HD6970
Maximum resolution
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:2560 x 1600 pixels
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:Yes
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:No
Processor frequency
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:700 MHz
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:940 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:1 GB
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:2 GB
Graphics card memory type
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:GDDR3
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:GDDR5
Memory bus
- 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430:128 bit
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:256 bit

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Comparison of 912-V230-031, 912-V237-016
32 specifications	A MSI 912-V230-031 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Model 912-V230-031 View product	B MSI LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 Model 912-V237-016 View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GT 430	Radeon HD6970
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	940 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1800 MHz	5500 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI ports quantity	1	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.0	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Form factorKnown for one	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	165 mm	310 mm
DepthDiffers	26 mm	40 mm
HeightDiffers	63 mm	127 mm
Other featuresidentical
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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