Whats the difference?

[Sean W.]

What is the difference between these 2 graphics cards? other than the manufacturer...


Newegg.com - ASUS 5870 EYEFINITY 6/6S/2GD5 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card

Newegg.com - VisionTek 900298 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity

i dont understand why there is such a huge price difference...

 

[patonb]

It says right on its title.... the ASUS supports 6 (six) outputs..... the VisionTek is 3, the standard for a ati eyefinity card.

 

[james.wired]

And the top card has 2GB of VRAM and the other has 1GB (also in the title).

 

[Slaymate]

The Top card is a PCI Express 2.1 x16 while the bottom card is a lowly PCI Express 2.0 x16 (also in the title) HeHeHe

 

[Trotter]

ASUS = 3 year warranty

VisionTek = Lifetime limited warranty

 

[Sean W.]

mer :/ i am ashamed haha... i just didnt understand why there was a $150 difference

 

[MindoverMaster]

Read, and you shall learn.

 

[overlord20]

Main reason is the 6 eyefinity vs 3. $150 more+ monitor with display port or display port to dvi adapter.

 

[Apokalipse]

It's worth stating that the 2GB vRAM doesn't provide a benefit to the 5870 unless you are running multiple monitors.