Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 vs MSI LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:NVIDIA
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:AMD
Graphics processor
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:GeForce GTX 680
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
CUDA
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:Yes
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:No
Processor frequency
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:1006 MHz
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:2 GB
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
Memory bus
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:256 bit
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:6008 MHz
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:5600 MHz
HDMI ports quantity
- N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:1
- LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:0

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Comparison of N680GTX-PM2D2GD5, V278-003R
28 specifications	A MSI N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Model N680GTX-PM2D2GD5 View product	B MSI LIGHTNING V278-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model V278-003R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 680	Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	1006 MHz	1070 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	6008 MHz	5600 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	270 x 111.15 x 38.75 mm	305 x 135.5 x 40 mm

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