MSI LIGHTNING AMD Radeon R9 vs MSI R9 290X LIGHTNING

Comparison of LIGHTNING, R9 290X LIGHTNING

33 specifications	A MSI LIGHTNING AMD Radeon R9 Model LIGHTNING View product	B MSI R9 290X LIGHTNINGView product
Processoridentical
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processor	Radeon R9 290X	Radeon R9 290X
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency	1080 MHz	1080 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology support	4-Way CrossFireX	4-Way CrossFireX
Memoryidentical
Discrete graphics card memory	4 GB	4 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	512 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	5000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	2	2
DVI-I ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
HDMI version	1.4a	1.4a
DisplayPort version	1.2	1.2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11.2	11.2
OpenGL version	4.3	4.3
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
HD3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Yellow	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	1.58 kg	1.58 kg
Length	302 mm	302 mm
Depth	55 mm	55 mm
Height	131 mm	131 mm

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