Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 vs MSI N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

26specifications compared
18differ
8identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:AMD
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:Radeon HD6970
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolution
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:1920 x 1200 pixels
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:No
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:Yes
Processor frequency
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:940 MHz
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:520 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:2 GB
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:0.25 GB
Graphics card memory type
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:GDDR5
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:GDDR2
Memory bus
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:256 bit
- N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS:64 bit

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Comparison of 912-V237-016, N8400GS-MD256H/TC
35 specifications	A MSI LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 Model 912-V237-016 View product	B MSI N8400GS-MD256H/TC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Model N8400GS-MD256H/TC View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6970	GeForce 8400 GS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	940 MHz	520 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	0.25 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	1000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11	10.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	3.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)
Number of slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	310 mm	169.6 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	26.4 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	69.1 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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