Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3 vs MSI Radeon R5 230

32specifications compared
22differ
10identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:NVIDIA
- Radeon R5 230:AMD
Graphics processor
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:GeForce GTX 950
- Radeon R5 230:Radeon R5 230
Processor frequency
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:1076 MHz
- Radeon R5 230:625 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:2 GB
- Radeon R5 230:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:GDDR5
- Radeon R5 230:GDDR3
Memory bus
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:128 bit
- Radeon R5 230:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:6600 MHz
- Radeon R5 230:1333 MHz
Interface type
- GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3:PCI Express x16 3.0
- Radeon R5 230:PCI Express x16 2.1

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Comparison of GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3, R5-230-1GD3-LP
50 specifications	A MSI GTX 950 2GD5T OCV3 View product	B MSI Radeon R5 230 Model R5-230-1GD3-LP View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 950	Radeon R5 230
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDA coresKnown for one	768	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1076 MHz	625 MHz
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	1253 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireStreamKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	6600 MHz	1333 MHz
Ports & interfaces6 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16 3.0	PCI Express x16 2.1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionDiffers	2.0	1.4a
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	1.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	12.0	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.5	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling type	Active	Active
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Metallic
Power2 differ
Minimum system power supplyDiffers	350 W	400 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	75 W	15 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	492 g	148 g
LengthDiffers	220 mm	155 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	19 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	69 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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