Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 has 170 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1070 MHz vs 900 MHz). The MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 has 2 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3 GB vs 1 GB). The MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 has 192 bit more memory bus than the MSI 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (384 bit vs 192 bit). Only the MSI 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti has CUDA. Only the MSI 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti has PhysX.

Graphics processor family
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:NVIDIA
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
Graphics processor
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
CUDA
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:Yes
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:No
Processor frequency
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:900 MHz
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:1 GB
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
Memory bus
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:192 bit
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:3800 MHz
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5600 MHz
Interface type
- 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:PCI Express 2.0
- 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:PCI Express 3.0

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Comparison of 912-V236-278, 912-V278-001
33 specifications	A MSI 912-V236-278 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Model 912-V236-278 View product	B MSI 912-V278-001 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model 912-V278-001 View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	900 MHz	1070 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	192 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3800 MHz	5600 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Certification	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	204 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	39 mm	40 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	135.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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