Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N260GTX LIGHTNING vs MSI R4870-MD1G COPPER

Key differences

Processor frequency
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:680 MHz
- R4870-MD1G COPPER:750 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:1.75 GB
- R4870-MD1G COPPER:1 GB
Graphics card memory type
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:GDDR3
- R4870-MD1G COPPER:GDDR5
Memory bus
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:448 bit
- R4870-MD1G COPPER:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:2100 MHz
- R4870-MD1G COPPER:3600 MHz
Interface type
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:PCI Express x16
- R4870-MD1G COPPER:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- N260GTX LIGHTNING:10.0
- R4870-MD1G COPPER:10.1

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Comparison of N260GTX LIGHTNING, R4870-MD1G COPPER
26 specifications	A MSI N260GTX LIGHTNING View product	B MSI R4870-MD1G COPPER View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 260	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	680 MHz	750 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.75 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	448 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2100 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	111.9 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance1 differ
PhysXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	36.9 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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