Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990 vs MSI V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:AMD
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:Radeon HD6990
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:GeForce GTX 570
CUDA
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:No
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:Yes
Processor frequency
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:830 MHz
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:770 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:4 GB
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:1.25 GB
Memory bus
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:256 bit
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:320 bit
Memory clock speed
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:5000 MHz
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:4000 MHz
Interface type
- R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990:PCI Express 2.1
- V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570:PCI Express 2.0

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Comparison of R6990-4PD4GD5, V257-014R
28 specifications	A MSI R6990-4PD4GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD6990 Model R6990-4PD4GD5 View product	B MSI V257-014R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Model V257-014R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6990	GeForce GTX 570
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	830 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	4 GB	1.25 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5000 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.1	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 & dimensions2 differ
LengthDiffers	310 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	42 mm
Height	115 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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