Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC vs MSI VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:1920 x 1200 pixels
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:920 MHz
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:550 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:GDDR5
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:GDDR2
Memory bus
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:256 bit
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:64 bit
Memory clock speed
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:4200 MHz
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:800 MHz
HDMI version
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:1.4
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:1.3
OpenGL version
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:4.0
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:3.2
Length
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC:245 mm
- VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD:167.5 mm

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Comparison of R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC, VR5550-MD1G
30 specifications	A MSI R6870 TWIN FROZR II/OC View product	B MSI VR5550-MD1G graphics card AMD Model VR5550-MD1G View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	920 MHz	550 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	1 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR2
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4200 MHz	800 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionDiffers	1.4	1.3
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	245 mm	167.5 mm
DepthDiffers	35 mm	19.5 mm
HeightDiffers	115 mm	111.5 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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