Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R5870 Lightning vs MSI V209-016R graphics card

Key differences

Processor frequency
- R5870 Lightning:900 MHz
- V209-016R graphics card:800 MHz
Memory clock speed
- R5870 Lightning:4800 MHz
- V209-016R graphics card:4000 MHz
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- R5870 Lightning:2
- V209-016R graphics card:1
Length
- R5870 Lightning:277 mm
- V209-016R graphics card:257 mm
Height
- R5870 Lightning:126 mm
- V209-016R graphics card:106 mm

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Comparison of R5870 Lightning, V209-016R
21 specifications	A MSI R5870 Lightning View product	B MSI V209-016R graphics card Model V209-016R View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	900 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
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	4800 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI version	1.3	1.3
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Performanceidentical
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	3.2	3.2
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	277 mm	257 mm
Depth	36 mm	36 mm
HeightDiffers	126 mm	106 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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