Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450 vs MSI V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:Radeon HD6450
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Radeon HD7970
CUDA
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:No
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:Yes
Processor frequency
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:625 MHz
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:1 GB
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:3 GB
Graphics card memory type
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:GDDR3
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:GDDR5
Memory bus
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:64 bit
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:1333 MHz
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:6000 MHz
Interface type
- V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450:PCI Express 2.1
- V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970:PCI Express 3.0

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Comparison of V234-060R, V278-018R
52 specifications	A MSI V234-060R graphics card AMD Radeon HD6450 Model V234-060R View product	B MSI V278-018R graphics card AMD Radeon HD7970 Model V278-018R View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD6450	Radeon HD7970
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDADiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	625 MHz	1070 MHz
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
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1150 MHz
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	6000 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.1	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DMS-59 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
VHDCI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Form factorKnown for one	Half-Height/Half-Length (HH/HL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	145 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	18 mm	40 mm
HeightDiffers	69 mm	135.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	MSI Afterburning Drivers	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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