Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210 vs MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE

26specifications compared
20differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:GeForce 210
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:No
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:Yes
Processor frequency
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:589 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:832 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:0.5 GB
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:3 GB
Graphics card memory type
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:GDDR2
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:GDDR5
Memory bus
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:64 bit
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:800 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:4200 MHz
HDMI ports quantity
- N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210:0
- N580GTX LIGHTNING XE:1

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Comparison of N210-D512D2H, N580GTX LIGHTNING XE
41 specifications	A MSI N210-D512D2H graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 210 Model N210-D512D2H View product	B MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING XE View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 210	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	589 MHz	832 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
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1664 MHz
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performance5 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	4.0
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionDiffers	No	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows XP Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	145 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	32 mm	45 mm
HeightDiffers	84 mm	127 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	32 x 145 x 84 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 W

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