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Dell AMD Radeon R7 250 Graphics Card
Dell AMD Radeon R7 250
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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING 8G Graphics Card
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING 8G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC Graphics Card
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS OC Graphics Card
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS OC
Editiorial reviews
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5 editorial reviews
MSI's GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X is an overclocked custom-design variant of the GTX 1070 that is whisper quiet even during heavy gaming thanks to its dual-fan TwinFrozr thermal solution. We also overclocked this $439 card in our review, where it's even faster than the GeForce GTX 1080.Read more
While we're starting off with just four boards, this roundup will continue to grow as more GeForce GTX 1070 graphics cards arrive at our lab in Germany.Read more
The king of midrange returns, but not as we know itRead more
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4 editorial reviews
NVIDIA's second Turing GPU in the GeForce GTX series is here with the GeForce GTX 1660.Read more
The MSI GTX 1660 Ventus XS is MSI's answer for people looking to maximize cost efficiency. Priced at the NVIDIA MSRP of $220, the card offers much better price/performance than AMD's RX 590 and even RX 580. Also included is an overclock out of the box and a backplate.Read more
While its price is high compared to the new 5600 XT, this 1660 Super performs well.Read more
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4.8 out of 5
3 user ratings
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3.5 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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General

Bus TypePCI Express 3.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16
Max monitors supported3444
VR Ready
N/A
Yesyesyes
API Supported
N/A
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5

Performance

HDCPyesyesyesyes
OpenGL version4.34.54.54.5
DirectX version12.012.012.012.0
PhysXno
N/A
N/A
N/A
HD3D Technologyyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
TV tuner integratedno
N/A
nono
NVIDIA Ansel
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
NVIDIA G-SYNC
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Memory technologyDDR3 VRAMGDDR5 SDRAMGDDR5 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAM
Memory size2 GB8 GB6 GB6 GB
Memory bus128.0 bit256.0 bit192.0 bit192.0 bit
Discrete graphics adapter memory2.0 GB8.0 GB6.0 GB6.0 GB
Effective clock speed
N/A
8008.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
Data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
8.0 GB/s
N/A
Bandwidth
N/A
N/A
N/A
14.0 GB/s

Processor

Parallel processing technology support2-Way CrossFireX2-Way SLINot supportedNot supported
Core clock
N/A
1531.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
Processor frequency
N/A
1531.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
Processor boost clock speed
N/A
1721.0 MHz1830.0 MHz1815.0 MHz
CUDA
N/A
N/A
yesyes
CUDA cores
N/A
N/A
14081408
FireStream
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Display

Max resolution4096 x 21607680 x 43207680 x 43207680 x 4320
Full HD
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Cooling typeActiveActiveActiveActive
Colour of productBlack,RedMulticolour
N/A
N/A
Number of fans
N/A
N/A
22

Connectivity

Dual Link DVIyesyes
N/A
no
DisplayPorts quantity1333
DVI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
DVI-I ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Interface typePCI Express 3.0PCI Express x16 3.0PCI Express x16 3.0PCI Express x16 3.0
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
111
HDMI version
N/A
2.02.0b2.0b
DisplayPort version
N/A
1.41.41.4
DVI-D ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
N/A

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