Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R4850-T2D512 GDDR3 vs MSI R4870-T2D512 GDDR5

Key differences

Processor front side bus
- R4850-T2D512 GDDR3:625 MHz
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:750 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- R4850-T2D512 GDDR3:GDDR3
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:GDDR5
Memory clock speed
- R4850-T2D512 GDDR3:1986 MHz
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:1800 MHz

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Comparison of R4850-T2D512, R4870-T2D512
18 specifications	A MSI R4850-T2D512 GDDR3 Model R4850-T2D512 View product	B MSI R4870-T2D512 GDDR5 Model R4870-T2D512 View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor front side busDiffers	625 MHz	750 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1986 MHz	1800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantity	2	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	10.1	10.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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