Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB vs MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 has 0.5 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB (2 GB vs 1.5 GB). The MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has 128 bit more memory bus than the MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 (384 bit vs 256 bit). The MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has 3,296 MHz more memory clock speed than the MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 (4096 MHz vs 800 MHz). Only the MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB has PhysX. Graphics processor family: NVIDIA on the MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB, AMD on the MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950.

Graphics processor family
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:NVIDIA
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:AMD
Graphics processor
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:GeForce GTX 580
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:Radeon HD6950
Maximum resolution
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics card memory
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:1.5 GB
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:2 GB
Memory bus
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:384 bit
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:4096 MHz
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:800 MHz
Interface type
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:PCI Express x16
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity
- GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB:0
- R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950:1

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Comparison of GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB, R6950TWINFROZRII
38 specifications	A MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II 1536MB View product	B MSI R6950TWINFROZRII graphics card AMD Radeon HD6950 Model R6950TWINFROZRII View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 580	Radeon HD6950
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency	800 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI	Not supported
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4096 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	PCI-E x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	268 mm	275 mm
DepthDiffers	37 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	115 mm	110 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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