Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II vs MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:GeForce GTX 470
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequency
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:607 MHz
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:772 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:1.25 GB
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:320 bit
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:3348 MHz
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4008 MHz
OpenGL version
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:4.0
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4.1
Length
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:243 mm
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:268 mm
Depth
- GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II:33 mm
- N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:40 mm

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Comparison of GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II, N580GTX-M2D15D5
30 specifications	A MSI GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II View product	B MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model N580GTX-M2D15D5 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 470	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	607 MHz	772 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.25 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	320 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3348 MHz	4008 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	133.9 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Performance1 differ
PhysX	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	243 mm	268 mm
DepthDiffers	33 mm	40 mm
Height	111 mm	111 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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