Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC vs MSI V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:AMD
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:Radeon HD6850
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:GeForce GTX 590
CUDA
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:No
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:Yes
Processor frequency
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:860 MHz
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:607 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:1 GB
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:3 GB
Memory bus
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:256 bit
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:768 bit
Memory clock speed
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:4200 MHz
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:3414 MHz
Interface type
- R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC:PCI Express 2.1
- V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC, V801-1214R
29 specifications	A MSI R6850 CYC 1GD5 PE/OC View product	B MSI V801-1214R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Model V801-1214R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6850	GeForce GTX 590
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	860 MHz	607 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	768 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4200 MHz	3414 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	2	3
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	217 mm	280 mm
Depth	38 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	111 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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