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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC

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We get to review MSI's latest GeForce GTX 1070 Armor X OC graphics card but does it keep up with the 980 Ti? Let's find out.Read more
Recently we looked at the GTX 1080 from GIGABYTE. It’s a truly stellar card, but is also rather costly, as is always the case with high-end GPUs. This time, we’re working with a cheaper alternative in the form of the MSI GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC edition. At just under R10,000, value isn’t the word that comes to mind when you consider that you can buy a gaming-capable notebook for that amount of money. You should consider, however, that the […]Read more
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Pros

  • great performance and loads of bandwidth to the card
  • performance gains and multiplayer optimizations

Cons

  • unable to hook up with it in the dark zone
  • performance test every time I get either a new PC or a new graphics card

Key specs

  • 12.0
  • PCI Express 3.0 x16
  • GDDR5 SDRAM
  • 8 GB
  • 256 bit
  • 7680, 4320
  • 500 W
  • 1556 MHz

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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC - Technical Overview

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1746 MHz
Best:
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Processor boost clock speed: 8000 MHz
IconMemory bus
256 bit
Best:
PNY NVIDIA Quadro GV100
Memory bus: 4096 bit
IconEffective clock speed
8008 MHz
Best:
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G
Effective clock speed: 19500 MHz
IconCore clock
1556 MHz

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC - Full Specifications

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General
Bus TypePCI Express 3.0 x16
Max monitors supported4
VR ReadyYes
API Supported
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
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Memory
Memory technologyGDDR5 SDRAM
Memory size8 GB
Memory bus256.0 bit
Discrete graphics adapter memory8.0 GB
Effective clock speed8008.0 MHz
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Display
Full HDyes
Max resolution7680 x 4320
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Dimensions
Height1.46 in
Width5.51 in
Depth10.98 in
Weight29.35 oz
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Power
Power consumption (operational)150.0 W
Power consumption (typical)150.0 W
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin
Minimum system power supply500.0 W
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Performance
HDCPyes
OpenGL version4.5
DirectX version12.0
TV tuner integratedno
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Processor
Core clock1556.0 MHz
Processor frequency1556.0 MHz
Processor boost clock speed1746.0 MHz
Parallel processing technology support2-Way SLI
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Design
Cooling typeActive
Number of fans2
Colour of productBlack,White
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Connectivity
Dual Link DVIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
HDMI version2.0
DisplayPorts quantity3
DisplayPort version1.4
DVI-D ports quantity1
Interface typePCI Express x16 3.0

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