Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC vs MSI R7970 LIGHTNING

26specifications compared
11differ
15identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:Radeon HD7850
- R7970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolution
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:4096 x 2160 pixels
- R7970 LIGHTNING:2560 x 1650 pixels
Processor frequency
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:900 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:2 GB
- R7970 LIGHTNING:3 GB
Memory bus
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:256 bit
- R7970 LIGHTNING:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:4800 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING:5600 MHz
HDMI ports quantity
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:1
- R7970 LIGHTNING:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC:0
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1

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Comparison of R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC, R7970 LIGHTNING
50 specifications	A MSI R7850 TWIN FROZR 2GD5/OC View product	B MSI R7970 LIGHTNING View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7850	Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2560 x 1650 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	900 MHz	1070 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4800 MHz	5600 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	1x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	197 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	38 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	111 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	DisplayPort	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	DVI-I - VGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD, ATI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 135.5 x 40 mm

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