Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 vs MSI LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:AMD
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:Radeon HD6970
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:1920 x 1200 pixels
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:No
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Processor frequency
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:880 MHz
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:832 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:2 GB
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:256 bit
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970:5500 MHz
- LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4200 MHz

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Comparison of 912-V247-011, 912-V256-003
31 specifications	A MSI 912-V247-011 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6970 Model 912-V247-011 View product	B MSI LIGHTNING 912-V256-003 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model 912-V256-003 View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6970	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	880 MHz	832 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.5 GB
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	275 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	45 mm
HeightDiffers	110 mm	127 mm

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