Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC vs MSI R6870 HAWK

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:NVIDIA
- R6870 HAWK:AMD
Graphics processor
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:GeForce GTX 580
- R6870 HAWK:Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolution
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6870 HAWK:1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:Yes
- R6870 HAWK:No
Processor frequency
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:823 MHz
- R6870 HAWK:930 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:1.5 GB
- R6870 HAWK:1 GB
Memory bus
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:384 bit
- R6870 HAWK:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:4276 MHz
- R6870 HAWK:4200 MHz

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Comparison of N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC, R6870 HAWK
33 specifications	A MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC View product	B MSI R6870 HAWK View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 580	Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	823 MHz	930 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1645 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4276 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	268 mm	255 mm
DepthDiffers	37 mm	38 mm
Height	115 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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