Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R4550-MD1GH graphics card AMD vs MSI R4890 CYCLONE OC

Key differences

Processor frequency
- R4550-MD1GH graphics card AMD:600 MHz
- R4890 CYCLONE OC:880 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- R4550-MD1GH graphics card AMD:GDDR3
- R4890 CYCLONE OC:GDDR5
Memory bus
- R4550-MD1GH graphics card AMD:64 bit
- R4890 CYCLONE OC:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- R4550-MD1GH graphics card AMD:1400 MHz
- R4890 CYCLONE OC:3900 MHz
Cooling type
- R4550-MD1GH graphics card AMD:Passive
- R4890 CYCLONE OC:Active

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Comparison of R4550-MD1GH, R4890 CYCLONE OC
24 specifications	A MSI R4550-MD1GH graphics card AMD Model R4550-MD1GH View product	B MSI R4890 CYCLONE OC View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	880 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	80	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124.8 GB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10.1	10.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 GTexel/s
Design1 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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