Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 vs MSI 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:AMD
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:Radeon HD6970
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:GeForce GTX 570
Maximum resolution
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:1920 x 1200 pixels
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:No
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:Yes
Processor frequency
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:880 MHz
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:786 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:2 GB
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:1.25 GB
Memory bus
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:256 bit
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:5500 MHz
- 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:4200 MHz

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Comparison of 912-V247-011, 912-V255-037
35 specifications	A MSI 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 Model 912-V247-011 View product	B MSI 912-V255-037 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Model 912-V255-037 View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6970	GeForce GTX 570
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	880 MHz	786 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1572 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	275 mm	268 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	37 mm
HeightDiffers	110 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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