Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R4870-T2D512 GDDR5 vs MSI V801-492R graphics card GeForce GTX 280

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:GDDR5
- V801-492R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:GDDR3
Memory bus
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:256 bit
- V801-492R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:1800 MHz
- V801-492R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2300 MHz
DirectX version
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:10.1
- V801-492R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:10.0

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Comparison of R4870-T2D512, V801-492R
22 specifications	A MSI R4870-T2D512 GDDR5 Model R4870-T2D512 View product	B MSI V801-492R graphics card GeForce GTX 280 Model V801-492R View product
Processoridentical
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor front side busKnown for one	750 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce GTX 280
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1800 MHz	2300 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141.7 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10.0
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	48.2 GTexel/s
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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