Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6870 TWIN FROZR II vs MSI R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:AMD
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:NVIDIA
Maximum resolution
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:1920 x 1200 pixels
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:900 MHz
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:880 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:1 GB
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:2 GB
Memory clock speed
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:4200 MHz
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:5500 MHz
Interface type
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:PCI Express 2.1
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:PCI Express 2.0
DVI-D ports quantity
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:1
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:2
OpenGL version
- R6870 TWIN FROZR II:4.0
- R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA:No

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Comparison of R6870 TWIN FROZR II, R6970-2PM2D2GD5
29 specifications	A MSI R6870 TWIN FROZR II View product	B MSI R6970-2PM2D2GD5 graphics card NVIDIA Model R6970-2PM2D2GD5 View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	900 MHz	880 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4200 MHz	5500 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI version	1.4	1.4
Mini DisplayPorts quantity	2	2
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	No
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	35 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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