Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce GT 240 1GB vs MSI GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:GeForce GT 240
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequency
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:550 MHz
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:832 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:1 GB
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:128 bit
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:3400 MHz
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:4200 MHz
DVI-I ports quantity
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:1
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:2
DisplayPorts quantity
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:0
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:1
DVI ports quantity
- GeForce GT 240 1GB:1
- GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB:2

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Comparison of GeForce GT 240 1GB, GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB
38 specifications	A MSI GeForce GT 240 1GB View product	B MSI GeForce GTX 580 Lightning 1536MB View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GT 240	GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequencyDiffers	550 MHz	832 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.5 GB
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3400 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.0
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Form factorDiffers	Full-Height/Half-Length (FH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
LengthDiffers	175 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	35 mm	45 mm
HeightDiffers	112 mm	127 mm

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