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HP NVIDIA Quadro 600 Graphics Card
HP NVIDIA Quadro 600
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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING 8G Graphics Card
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING 8G
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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC Graphics Card
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G Graphics Card
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
Editiorial reviews
5
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
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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5 editorial reviews
ConclusionRead more
The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Gaming Z comes at NVIDIA Founders Edition pricing of $600, yet beats that card in every regard. The cooler is whisper-quiet during even heavy gaming sessions, and when not loaded, the fans turn off completely because of the idle-fan-stop feature.Read more
Back in August, Nvidia announced its new RTX 20-series cards based on the Turing architecture. ThreeRead more
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User rating
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3.6 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
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44 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Bus TypePCI Express 2.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16
Max monitors supported8444
API Supported
  • DirectX 11
  • OpenCL
  • DirectCompute 5.0
  • OpenGL 4.1
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
VR Ready
N/A
Yesyesyes

Performance

HDCPyesyesyesyes
OpenGL version4.04.54.54.5
Shader model version5.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
DirectX version1112.012.012.0
PhysXno
N/A
yesyes
NVIDIA 3D Visionyes
N/A
yesyes
TV tuner integratedno
N/A
nono
NVIDIA G-SYNC
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Memory technologyGDDR3 SDRAMGDDR5 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAM
Memory size1 GB8 GB8 GB8 GB
Memory bus128.0 bit256.0 bit256.0 bit256.0 bit
Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discrete graphics adapter memory1.0 GB8.0 GB8.0 GB8.0 GB
Effective clock speed
N/A
8008.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
Data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
14.0 GB/s14.0 GB/s

Display

Full HDyes
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution2560 x 16007680 x 43207680 x 43207680 x 4320

Design

Cooling typeActiveActiveActiveActive
Number of slots1
N/A
22
Colour of product
N/A
Multicolour
N/A
N/A
Number of fans
N/A
N/A
22
Illumination
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Illumination colour
N/A
N/A
Red/Green/Blue
N/A

Dimensions

Height2.73 in5.51 in6.1 in6.1 in
Width2.73 in10.98 in12.17 in12.09 in
Depth6.6 in1.65 in1.97 in1.97 in
Bracket height
Full-Height
N/A
Full-Height
Full-Height
Weight
N/A
38.8 oz41.52 oz52.38 oz

Connectivity

Dual Link DVIyesyesnono
DisplayPorts quantity1333
DVI-I ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Interface typePCI Express 2.0PCI 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
USB Type-C ports quantity
N/A
N/A
11

Power

Power consumption (operational)40.0 W150.0 W185.0 W225.0 W
Power consumption (typical)40.0 W150.0 W185.0 W225.0 W
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
Minimum system power supply
N/A
500.0 W550.0 W550.0 W