Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 vs MSI V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:NVIDIA
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
Graphics processor
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:GeForce GTX 650
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
Processor frequency
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:1071 MHz
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:2 GB
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
Memory bus
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:128 bit
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:5000 MHz
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:6000 MHz
DVI-I ports quantity
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:0
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1
DVI ports quantity
- N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650:1
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:2

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Comparison of N650-2GD5/OC, V278-018R
40 specifications	A MSI N650-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Model N650-2GD5/OC View product	B MSI V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model V278-018R View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 650	Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	1071 MHz	1070 MHz
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1150 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	6000 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DMS-59 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VHDCI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	145 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	40 mm
HeightDiffers	102 mm	135.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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