Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III vs MSI R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC

48specifications compared
7differ
41identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III has 100 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC (1000 MHz vs 900 MHz). The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III has 100 MHz more shader clock than the MSI R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC (1000 MHz vs 900 MHz). The MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III has 256 more stream processors than the MSI R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC (1280 vs 1024).

Processor frequency
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III:1000 MHz
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:900 MHz
Shader clock
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III:1000 MHz
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:900 MHz
Stream processors
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III:1280
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:1024
Supplementary power connectors
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III:2x 6-pin
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:1x 6-pin
Length
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III:270 mm
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:197 mm
Depth
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III:42 mm
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:38 mm
Height
- HD7870 Twin Frozr III:118 mm
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:111 mm

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Comparison of HD7870 Twin Frozr III, R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC
49 specifications	A MSI HD7870 Twin Frozr III View product	B MSI R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD7850
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	1000 MHz	900 MHz
Shader clockDiffers	1000 MHz	900 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	1024
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	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	270 mm	197 mm
DepthDiffers	42 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	118 mm	111 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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