Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC vs MSI R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5

44specifications compared
8differ
36identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC has 250 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5 (1050 MHz vs 800 MHz). The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC has 250 MHz more shader clock than the MSI R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5 (1050 MHz vs 800 MHz). The MSI R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5 has 512 more stream processors than the MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC (1792 vs 1280). Only the MSI R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5 has TV tuner integrated.

Processor frequency
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:1050 MHz
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:800 MHz
Shader clock
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:1050 MHz
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:800 MHz
Stream processors
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:1280
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:1792
Discrete graphics card memory
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:2 GB
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:3 GB
Memory bus
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:256 bit
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:4800 MHz
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:5000 MHz
TV tuner integrated
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:No
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:Yes
OpenGL version
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC:4.2
- R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5:4.1

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Comparison of HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC, R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5
49 specifications	A MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III OC View product	B MSI R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	1050 MHz	800 MHz
Shader clockDiffers	1050 MHz	800 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	1280	1792
Processor cores	1	1
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD7950
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	5000 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
Performance2 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integratedDiffers	No	Yes
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.2	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D Vision	No	No
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supply	500 W	500 W
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	270 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	118 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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