Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R4670-2D1G/D3 graphics card vs MSI Radeon HD 4870

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- R4670-2D1G/D3 graphics card:GDDR3
- Radeon HD 4870:GDDR5
Memory bus
- R4670-2D1G/D3 graphics card:128 bit
- Radeon HD 4870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- R4670-2D1G/D3 graphics card:1746 MHz
- Radeon HD 4870:3600 MHz
TV-out
- R4670-2D1G/D3 graphics card:No
- Radeon HD 4870:Yes

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Comparison of R4670-2D1G/D3, Radeon HD 4870
21 specifications	A MSI R4670-2D1G/D3 graphics card Model R4670-2D1G/D3 View product	B MSI Radeon HD 4870 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency	750 MHz	750 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1746 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	32 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
TV-outDiffers	No	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10.1	10.1
Shader model version	4.1	4.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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