Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6970 LIGHTNING vs MSI V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790

Key differences

Graphics processor
- R6970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD6970
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:Radeon HD6790
Processor frequency
- R6970 LIGHTNING:940 MHz
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:840 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R6970 LIGHTNING:2 GB
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:1 GB
Memory clock speed
- R6970 LIGHTNING:5500 MHz
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:4200 MHz
DVI-I ports quantity
- R6970 LIGHTNING:2
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:1
Length
- R6970 LIGHTNING:310 mm
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:245 mm
Depth
- R6970 LIGHTNING:40 mm
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:35 mm
Height
- R6970 LIGHTNING:127 mm
- V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790:115 mm

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Comparison of R6970 LIGHTNING, V245-030R
27 specifications	A MSI R6970 LIGHTNING View product	B MSI V245-030R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6790 Model V245-030R View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6970	Radeon HD6790
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1200 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	940 MHz	840 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantity	2	2
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	310 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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