Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Geforce GTX580 3GB vs MSI Radeon HD5850 1GB

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:NVIDIA
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:AMD
Graphics processor
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:GeForce GTX 580
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:Radeon HD5850
Processor frequency
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:772 MHz
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:725 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:3 GB
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:1 GB
Memory bus
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:384 bit
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:4008 MHz
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:4000 MHz
DVI ports quantity
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:2
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:1
PhysX
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:Yes
- Radeon HD5850 1GB:No

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Comparison of Geforce GTX580 3GB, Radeon HD5850 1GB
29 specifications	A MSI Geforce GTX580 3GB View product	B MSI Radeon HD5850 1GB View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 580	Radeon HD5850
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	772 MHz	725 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4008 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	305 mm	257 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	36 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	106 mm
Other featuresidentical
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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