Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr vs MSI Radeon HD5870

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Radeon HD5870 has 225 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr (900 MHz vs 675 MHz). The MSI Radeon HD5870 has 2,600 MHz more memory clock speed than the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr (4800 MHz vs 2200 MHz). The MSI Radeon HD5870 has 1 more DirectX version than the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr (11 vs 10.0). Graphics card memory type: GDDR3 on the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr, GDDR5 on the MSI Radeon HD5870. Interface type: PCI Express 2.0 on the MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr, PCI Express 2.1 on the MSI Radeon HD5870.

Processor frequency
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:675 MHz
- Radeon HD5870:900 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:GDDR3
- Radeon HD5870:GDDR5
Memory clock speed
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:2200 MHz
- Radeon HD5870:4800 MHz
Interface type
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:PCI Express 2.0
- Radeon HD5870:PCI Express 2.1
DirectX version
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:10.0
- Radeon HD5870:11
OpenGL version
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:2.1
- Radeon HD5870:3.2
Length
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:238.6 mm
- Radeon HD5870:277 mm
Depth
- N250GTS Twin Frozr:33 mm
- Radeon HD5870:36 mm

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Comparison of N250GTS Twin Frozr, Radeon HD5870
37 specifications	A MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr View product	B MSI Radeon HD5870 View product
Processor1 differ
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	675 MHz	900 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTS 250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory clock speedDiffers	2200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	70.4 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	3.2
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	238.6 mm	277 mm
DepthDiffers	33 mm	36 mm
HeightDiffers	116.2 mm	126 mm
WeightKnown for one	544 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7

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