Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Geforce GTX580 3GB vs MSI Radeon HD6850 1GB

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:NVIDIA
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:AMD
Graphics processor
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:GeForce GTX 580
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:Radeon HD6850
Processor frequency
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:772 MHz
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:860 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:3 GB
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:1 GB
Memory bus
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:384 bit
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:4008 MHz
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:4400 MHz
PhysX
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:Yes
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:No
Length
- Geforce GTX580 3GB:305 mm
- Radeon HD6850 1GB:217 mm

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Comparison of Geforce GTX580 3GB, Radeon HD6850 1GB
31 specifications	A MSI Geforce GTX580 3GB View product	B MSI Radeon HD6850 1GB View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 580	Radeon HD6850
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	772 MHz	860 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	4400 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	305 mm	217 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	120 mm
Other featuresidentical
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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