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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC Graphics Card
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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING 8G Graphics Card
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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G Graphics Card
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Editiorial reviews
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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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4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
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4 stars
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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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4.1 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 supported4443
VR Readyyesyesyes
N/A
API Supported
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • OpenCL
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • Vulkan

Performance

HDCPyesyesyes
N/A
OpenGL version4.54.54.54.4
DirectX version12.012.012.012.0
PhysXyes
N/A
yesno
NVIDIA G-SYNCyesyesyes
N/A
NVIDIA 3D Visionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
TV tuner integratednononono

Memory

Memory technologyGDDR6 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAMGDDR5 SDRAM
Memory size8 GB8 GB8 GB4 GB
Memory bus256.0 bit256.0 bit256.0 bit256.0 bit
Discrete graphics adapter memory8.0 GB
N/A
8.0 GB4.0 GB
Data transfer rate14.0 GB/s
N/A
14.0 GB/s
N/A
Effective clock speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
7100.0 MHz

Processor

Core clock1410.0 MHz1410.0 MHz1410.0 MHz1284.0 MHz
Processor frequency1410.0 MHz1410.0 MHz1410.0 MHz1264.0 MHz
Processor boost clock speed1740.0 MHz1620.0 MHz1830.0 MHz1284.0 MHz
CUDAyesyesyes
N/A
CUDA cores2304230423042048
FireStreamnonono
N/A
Stream Processors
N/A
N/A
N/A
2048

Display

Full HDyesyesyesyes
Max resolution7680 x 43207680 x 43207680 x 43204096 x 2160

Design

Cooling typeActiveActiveActiveActive
Number of fans2222
Illuminationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Illumination colourRed/Green/BlueRed/Green/Blue
N/A
N/A
Number of slots2
N/A
22
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,gunmetal gray
N/A
Black,Red

Dimensions

Height6.1 in1.97 in6.1 in4.88 in
Width12.17 in6.1 in12.09 in9.57 in
Depth1.97 in12.09 in1.97 in1.57 in
Weight41.52 oz52.38 oz52.38 oz
N/A
Bracket height
Full-Height
N/A
Full-Height
N/A

Connectivity

Dual Link DVInononoyes
HDMI ports quantity1111
HDMI version2.0b2.0b2.0b2.0b
DisplayPorts quantity3333
DisplayPort version1.41.41.41.4
USB Type-C ports quantity111
N/A
Interface typePCI Express x16 3.0PCI Express x16 3.0PCI Express x16 3.0PCI Express 3.0
DVI-D ports quantity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Power

Power consumption (operational)185.0 W175.0 W225.0 W
N/A
Power consumption (typical)185.0 W175.0 W225.0 W
N/A
Supplementary power connectors
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
1x 8-pin
Minimum system power supply550.0 W550.0 W550.0 W550.0 W