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Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 912-V230-228 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 vs MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 10identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 has 340 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI 912-V230-228 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 (1070 MHz vs 730 MHz). The MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 has 1 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI 912-V230-228 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 (3 GB vs 2 GB). The MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 has 256 bit more memory bus than the MSI 912-V230-228 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 (384 bit vs 128 bit). Only the MSI 912-V230-228 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 has CUDA. Only the MSI 912-V230-228 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 has PhysX.

  • Graphics processor family
    • NVIDIA
    • AMD
  • Graphics processor
    • GeForce GT 430
    • Radeon HD7970
  • CUDA
    • Yes
    • No
  • Processor frequency
    • 730 MHz
    • 1070 MHz
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • 2 GB
    • 3 GB
  • Graphics card memory type
    • GDDR3
    • GDDR5
  • Memory bus
    • 128 bit
    • 384 bit
  • Memory clock speed
    • 1334 MHz
    • 5600 MHz

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33 specifications
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MSI

912-V230-228 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

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MSI

912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

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Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffersNVIDIAAMD
Graphics processorDiffersGeForce GT 430Radeon HD7970
CUDADiffersYesNo
Processor frequencyDiffers730 MHz1070 MHz
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB3 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffersGDDR3GDDR5
Memory busDiffers128 bit384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers1334 MHz5600 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeDiffersPCI Express 2.0PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one4
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffersYesNo
OpenGL versionDiffers4.04.2
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Full HDKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers148 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers30 mm40 mm
HeightDiffers110 mm135.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYes

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