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Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL vs MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL Graphics Card
Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
12.17 in
6.1 in
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC Graphics Card
Editiorial reviews
4
4 editorial reviews
Test Setup and OverclockingRead more
For our launch day coverage of the RTX 2070, we assessed the factory overclocked Gaming Z model fromRead more
MSI's GeForce RTX 2070 Armor graphics card has great cooling, plus overclocking headroom to spare. It's solid for 1440p play, but it performs much like the outgoing GTX 1080, so step up to an RTX 2080 if you want a generational performance gain.Read more
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User rating
6
3.8 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

General

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
Bus TypePCI Express 2.0 x8PCI Express 3.0 x16
Max monitors supported34
API Supported
  • DirectX 11.2
  • OpenGL 4.4
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5

Performance

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
HDCPnoyes
OpenGL version4.44.5
DirectX version11.212.0
PhysXyesyes
NVIDIA G-SYNCnoyes
TV tuner integratednono

Memory

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
Memory technologyDDR3 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAM
Memory size2 GB8 GB
Memory bus64.0 bit256.0 bit
Discrete graphics adapter memory2.0 GB8.0 GB

Processor

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
Core clock902.0 MHz1410.0 MHz
Processor frequency902.0 MHz1410.0 MHz
CUDAnoyes
FireStreamnono

Display

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
Max resolution4096 x 21607680 x 4320

Design

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
Cooling typePassiveActive
Number of slots12

Connectivity

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
Dual Link DVIyesno
HDMI ports quantity11
Interface typePCI Express x8PCI Express x16 3.0

Power

Gigabyte GV-N730SL-2GLGigabyte GV-N730SL-2GL
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OCMSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
Minimum system power supply300.0 W550.0 W

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