Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R4870-T2D512 GDDR5 vs MSI V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280

Key differences

Graphics card memory type
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:GDDR5
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:GDDR3
Memory bus
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:256 bit
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:512 bit
Memory clock speed
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:1800 MHz
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2300 MHz
DVI-I ports quantity
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:1
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:1
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2
DirectX version
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:10.1
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:10.0
OpenGL version
- R4870-T2D512 GDDR5:2.1
- V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280:2.0

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Comparison of R4870-T2D512, V801-493R
21 specifications	A MSI R4870-T2D512 GDDR5 Model R4870-T2D512 View product	B MSI V801-493R graphics card GeForce GTX 280 Model V801-493R 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 RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce GTX 280
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 MHz
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
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI ports quantity	2	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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