Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING vs MSI R6970 LIGHTNING

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:NVIDIA
- R6970 LIGHTNING:AMD
Graphics processor
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:GeForce GTX 580
- R6970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD6970
Maximum resolution
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6970 LIGHTNING:1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:Yes
- R6970 LIGHTNING:No
Processor frequency
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:832 MHz
- R6970 LIGHTNING:940 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:1.5 GB
- R6970 LIGHTNING:2 GB
Memory bus
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:384 bit
- R6970 LIGHTNING:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:4200 MHz
- R6970 LIGHTNING:5500 MHz

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Comparison of N580GTX LIGHTNING, R6970 LIGHTNING
29 specifications	A MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING View product	B MSI R6970 LIGHTNING View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 580	Radeon HD6970
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	832 MHz	940 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4200 MHz	5500 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.0	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	305 mm	310 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	40 mm
Height	127 mm	127 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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