Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990 vs MSI V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:AMD
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:Radeon HD6990
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:GeForce GTS 450
CUDA
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:No
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:Yes
Processor frequency
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:830 MHz
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:783 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:4 GB
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:1 GB
Memory bus
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:256 bit
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:5000 MHz
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:3608 MHz
Interface type
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:PCI Express 2.1
- V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of R6990-4PD4GD5, V236-227R
28 specifications	A MSI R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990 Model R6990-4PD4GD5 View product	B MSI V236-227R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Model V236-227R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6990	GeForce GTS 450
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	830 MHz	783 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	4 GB	1 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	3608 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	405 g
LengthDiffers	310 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	40.5 mm
HeightDiffers	115 mm	112 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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