Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6970 LIGHTNING vs MSI V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R6970 LIGHTNING:AMD
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R6970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD6970
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:GeForce GTX 570
Maximum resolution
- R6970 LIGHTNING:1920 x 1200 pixels
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- R6970 LIGHTNING:No
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:Yes
Processor frequency
- R6970 LIGHTNING:940 MHz
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:770 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R6970 LIGHTNING:2 GB
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:1.25 GB
Memory bus
- R6970 LIGHTNING:256 bit
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- R6970 LIGHTNING:5500 MHz
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:4000 MHz

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Comparison of R6970 LIGHTNING, V257-014R
29 specifications	A MSI R6970 LIGHTNING View product	B MSI V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Model V257-014R View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6970	GeForce GTX 570
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	940 MHz	770 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5500 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	310 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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