Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R7970 LIGHTNING vs MSI V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870

Key differences

Graphics processor
- R7970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD7970
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:Radeon HD7870
Maximum resolution
- R7970 LIGHTNING:2560 x 1650 pixels
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1070 MHz
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:1050 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R7970 LIGHTNING:3 GB
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:2 GB
Memory bus
- R7970 LIGHTNING:384 bit
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- R7970 LIGHTNING:5600 MHz
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:4800 MHz
HDMI ports quantity
- R7970 LIGHTNING:0
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1
- V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870:0

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Comparison of R7970 LIGHTNING, V274-003R
27 specifications	A MSI R7970 LIGHTNING View product	B MSI V274-003R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7870 Model V274-003R View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7970	Radeon HD7870
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1650 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	1070 MHz	1050 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5600 MHz	4800 MHz
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	4	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	305 x 135.5 x 40 mm	270 x 118 x 42 mm

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