Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R5850-PM2D1G graphics card AMD vs MSI R5870-PM2D1G graphics card AMD

Key differences

Processor frequency
- R5850-PM2D1G graphics card AMD:725 MHz
- R5870-PM2D1G graphics card AMD:850 MHz
Stream processors
- R5850-PM2D1G graphics card AMD:1440
- R5870-PM2D1G graphics card AMD:1600
Memory clock speed
- R5850-PM2D1G graphics card AMD:4000 MHz
- R5870-PM2D1G graphics card AMD:4800 MHz

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Comparison of R5850-PM2D1G, R5870-PM2D1G
22 specifications	A MSI R5850-PM2D1G graphics card AMD Model R5850-PM2D1G View product	B MSI R5870-PM2D1G graphics card AMD Model R5870-PM2D1G View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	725 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Stream processorsDiffers	1440	1600
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4000 MHz	4800 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI version	1.3	1.3
DVI ports quantity	2	2
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	3.2	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Certification	RoHS	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7	Windows 7

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