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MSI HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB vs MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC

48specifications compared
7differ
41identical
0known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC has 190 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB (1050 MHz vs 860 MHz). The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC has 190 MHz more shader clock than the MSI HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB (1050 MHz vs 860 MHz). The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC has 256 more stream processors than the MSI HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB (1280 vs 1024).

Processor frequency
- HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB:860 MHz
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:1050 MHz
Shader clock
- HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB:860 MHz
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:1050 MHz
Stream processors
- HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB:1024
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:1280
Supplementary power connectors
- HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB:1x 6-pin
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:2x 6-pin
Length
- HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB:197 mm
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:270 mm
Depth
- HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB:38 mm
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:42 mm
Height
- HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB:111 mm
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:118 mm

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Comparison of HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB, HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC
48 specifications	A MSI HD7850 Twin Frozr III 2GB View product	B MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	860 MHz	1050 MHz
Shader clockDiffers	860 MHz	1050 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum digital resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Stream processorsDiffers	1024	1280
Processor cores	1	1
Memoryidentical
Discrete graphics card memory	2 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	4800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
HDMI version	1.4a	1.4a
DVI ports quantity	1	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D Vision	No	No
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slots	2	2
Power1 differ
Minimum system power supply	500 W	500 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	197 mm	270 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	118 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	DisplayPort	DisplayPort
Interface adapters included	DVI-I - VGA	DVI-I - VGA
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Graphics card family	AMD, ATI	AMD, ATI

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