Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI R7970 LIGHTNING vs MSI V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- R7970 LIGHTNING:AMD
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- R7970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD7970
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:GeForce GTX 680
Maximum resolution
- R7970 LIGHTNING:2560 x 1650 pixels
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA
- R7970 LIGHTNING:No
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:Yes
Processor frequency
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1070 MHz
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:1058 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R7970 LIGHTNING:3 GB
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:2 GB
Memory bus
- R7970 LIGHTNING:384 bit
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- R7970 LIGHTNING:5600 MHz
- V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:6008 MHz

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Comparison of R7970 LIGHTNING, V801-1234R
35 specifications	A MSI R7970 LIGHTNING View product	B MSI V801-1234R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Model V801-1234R View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7970	GeForce GTX 680
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1650 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
CUDA coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1536
Processor frequencyDiffers	1070 MHz	1058 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	3 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	5600 MHz	6008 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
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 version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111.2 mm
Other features1 differ
HDMIDiffers	No	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 135.5 x 40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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