Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING vs MSI V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Key differences

Graphics processor
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:GeForce GTX 580
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:GeForce GTX 570
Processor frequency
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:832 MHz
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:770 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:1.5 GB
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:1.25 GB
Memory bus
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:384 bit
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:4200 MHz
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:4000 MHz
OpenGL version
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:4.0
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:4.1
Length
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:305 mm
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:243 mm
Depth
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:45 mm
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:42 mm

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Comparison of N580GTX LIGHTNING, V257-014R
29 specifications	A MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING View product	B MSI V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Model V257-014R View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 580	GeForce GTX 570
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	832 MHz	770 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology support	3-Way SLI	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4200 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
PhysX	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D Vision	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	305 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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