Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB vs MSI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB

Key differences

Processor frequency
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB:625 MHz
- Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB:780 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB:GDDR3
- Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB:GDDR5
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB:1986 MHz
- Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB:3600 MHz
DirectX version
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB:10.0
- Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB:10.1

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Comparison of Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB
19 specifications	A MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB View product	B MSI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB View product
Processor1 differ
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	625 MHz	780 MHz
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1986 MHz	3600 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	63.552 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
DVI-I ports quantity	2	2
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
OpenGL version	2.1	2.1
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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