Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2 vs MSI Radeon HD 5870

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2:GDDR2
- Radeon HD 5870:GDDR5
Memory bus
- N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2:64 bit
- Radeon HD 5870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2:1000 MHz
- Radeon HD 5870:4800 MHz
DirectX version
- N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2:10.1
- Radeon HD 5870:11
OpenGL version
- N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2:3.1
- Radeon HD 5870:3.2
Cooling type
- N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2:Passive
- Radeon HD 5870:Active

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Comparison of N210-MD512H, Radeon HD 5870
23 specifications	A MSI N210-MD512H graphics card GeForce 210 GDDR2 Model N210-MD512H View product	B MSI Radeon HD 5870 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce 210	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	8 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.1	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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