Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC vs MSI R6870 HAWK

Key differences

Graphics processor
- R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC:Radeon HD6850
- R6870 HAWK:Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolution
- R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6870 HAWK:1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequency
- R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC:860 MHz
- R6870 HAWK:930 MHz
Length
- R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC:217 mm
- R6870 HAWK:255 mm
Height
- R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC:120 mm
- R6870 HAWK:115 mm

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Comparison of R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC, R6870 HAWK
28 specifications	A MSI R6850 CYCLONE 1GD5 PE/OC View product	B MSI R6870 HAWK View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6850	Radeon HD6870
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	860 MHz	930 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memoryidentical
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	4200 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.0	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	217 mm	255 mm
Depth	38 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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