Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD vs MSI R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:2560 x 1600 pixels
- R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor frequency
- R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:820 MHz
- R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:900 MHz
Memory clock speed
- R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:4400 MHz
- R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:4200 MHz
DVI-D ports quantity
- R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:2
- R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:1
OpenGL version
- R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:4.0
- R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:4.1
Length
- R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:226 mm
- R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:245 mm
Depth
- R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:37 mm
- R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD:35 mm

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Comparison of R6850-PM2D1GD5, R6870-2PM2D1GD5
28 specifications	A MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD Model R6850-PM2D1GD5 View product	B MSI R6870-2PM2D1GD5 graphics card AMD Model R6870-2PM2D1GD5 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	820 MHz	900 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	4400 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	No	No
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	226 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	37 mm	35 mm
Height	115 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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