Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N280GTX OC HydroGen vs MSI R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card

Key differences

Processor frequency
- N280GTX OC HydroGen:700 MHz
- R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card:780 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- N280GTX OC HydroGen:GDDR3
- R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card:GDDR5
Memory bus
- N280GTX OC HydroGen:512 bit
- R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N280GTX OC HydroGen:2300 MHz
- R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card:3600 MHz
DirectX version
- N280GTX OC HydroGen:10.0
- R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card:10.1
Cooling type
- N280GTX OC HydroGen:liquid
- R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card:Active

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Comparison of N280GTX OC HydroGen, R4870-T2D1G-OC
21 specifications	A MSI N280GTX OC HydroGen View product	B MSI R4870-T2D1G-OC graphics card Model R4870-T2D1G-OC View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 280	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	780 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	512 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	2300 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	141.7 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance1 differ
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	48.2 GTexel/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	liquid	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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