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MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC vs MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 12identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has 13 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC (823 MHz vs 810 MHz). The MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC has 0.5 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC (2 GB vs 1.5 GB). The MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has 128 bit more memory bus than the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC (384 bit vs 256 bit). Only the MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has CUDA. Only the MSI N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC has PhysX.

  • Graphics processor family
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:NVIDIA
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:AMD
  • Maximum resolution
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:2560 x 1600 pixels
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:1920 x 1200 pixels
  • CUDA
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:Yes
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:No
  • Processor frequency
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:823 MHz
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:810 MHz
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:1.5 GB
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:2 GB
  • Memory bus
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:384 bit
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:256 bit
  • Memory clock speed
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:4276 MHz
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:5000 MHz
  • Interface type
    • N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC:PCI Express 2.0
    • R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC:PCI Express 2.1

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Comparison of N580GTX TWIN FROZR II/OC, R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC
35 specifications
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffersNVIDIAAMD
Maximum resolutionDiffers2560 x 1600 pixels1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDADiffersYesNo
Processor frequencyDiffers823 MHz810 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1408
Graphics processorKnown for oneGeForce GTX 580Unknown — not stated by the source
Shader clockKnown for one1645 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers1.5 GB2 GB
Graphics card memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory busDiffers384 bit256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers4276 MHz5000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffersPCI Express 2.0PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffersYesNo
TV tuner integratedNoNo
DirectX version1111
OpenGL version4.04.0
HDCPYesYes
Dual Link DVIYesYes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeActiveActive
Bracket heightFull-Height (FH)Full-Height (FH)
Form factorFull-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers268 mm255 mm
DepthDiffers37 mm38 mm
Height115 mm115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityNoNo
HDMIYesYes

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