Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 vs MSI V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

23specifications compared
13differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:AMD
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:Radeon HD6970
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Maximum resolution
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:1920 x 1200 pixels
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:No
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:Yes
Processor frequency
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:940 MHz
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:950 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:2 GB
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:1 GB
Memory bus
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:256 bit
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:192 bit
Memory clock speed
- LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:5500 MHz
- V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:4300 MHz

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Comparison of 912-V237-016, V261-011R
33 specifications	A MSI LIGHTNING 912-V237-016 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 Model 912-V237-016 View product	B MSI V261-011R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Model V261-011R View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6970	GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	940 MHz	950 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	4300 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
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 Vision	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	310 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	140 mm
Other featuresidentical
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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