Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3 vs MSI V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:NVIDIA
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
Graphics processor
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:GeForce GTS 250
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolution
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:2560 x 1600 pixels
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:4096 x 2160 pixels
CUDA
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:Yes
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:No
Processor frequency
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:675 MHz
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1010 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:GDDR3
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:GDDR5
Memory bus
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:256 bit
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3:2000 MHz
- V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5500 MHz

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Comparison of N250GTS-MD512, V277-003R
50 specifications	A MSI N250GTS-MD512 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 GDDR3 Model N250GTS-MD512 View product	B MSI V277-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model V277-003R View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTS 250	Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	675 MHz	1010 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1010 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2000 MHz	5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	70.4 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	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 versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	43.2 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
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)
Number of slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 W
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DisplayPort
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVI-I - VGA
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD, ATI
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	239 x 121 x 32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	447 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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