Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 vs MSI R7970 LIGHTNING BE

31specifications compared
15differ
16identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:NVIDIA
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:AMD
Graphics processor
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:GeForce GTX 660
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:Radeon HD7970
Processor frequency
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:1006 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:1070 MHz
Processor boost clock speed
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:1072 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:1150 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:2-Way SLI
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics card memory
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:2 GB
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:3 GB
Memory bus
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:192 bit
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:6008 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING BE:6000 MHz

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Comparison of N660-2GD5/OC, R7970 LIGHTNING BE
47 specifications	A MSI N660-2GD5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Model N660-2GD5/OC View product	B MSI R7970 LIGHTNING BE View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 660	Radeon HD7970
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	1006 MHz	1070 MHz
Processor boost clock speedDiffers	1072 MHz	1150 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way SLI	2-Way CrossFireX
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Memory busDiffers	192 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	6008 MHz	6000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	220 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	36 mm	40 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	135.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	458 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVI-I - HDMI, Mini DisplayPort - DisplayPort
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MSI Live Update Series MSI StarOSD MSI Dual Core Center MSI Live Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX Norton Internet Security 2008 Trial
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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