Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450 vs MSI V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:AMD
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:Radeon HD5450
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GeForce GTX 580
CUDA
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:No
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:Yes
Processor frequency
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:650 MHz
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:823 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:0.5 GB
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:GDDR3
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:GDDR5
Memory bus
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:64 bit
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450:1200 MHz
- V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580:4276 MHz

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Comparison of V234-019R, V255-040R
31 specifications	A MSI V234-019R graphics card AMD Radeon HD5450 Model V234-019R View product	B MSI V255-040R graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Model V255-040R View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD5450	GeForce GTX 580
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	823 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1645 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
Stream processorsKnown for one	80	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1200 MHz	4276 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.2	4.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	Passive	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-Height (FH)
Form factorDiffers	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	167.5 mm	268 mm
DepthDiffers	32 mm	37 mm
HeightDiffers	69 mm	115 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes

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