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ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC Graphics Card
ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC
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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G Graphics Card
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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC Graphics Card
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G OC
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For our launch day coverage of the RTX 2070, we assessed the factory overclocked Gaming Z model fromRead more
The Nvidia RTX 2070 makes the most sense in reference form, beating the GTX 1080 for the same price. And this MSI is our favouriteRead more
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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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General

Bus TypePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16PCI Express 3.0 x16
Max monitors supported444
API Supported
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.6
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.5
VR Ready
N/A
yesyes

Performance

OpenGL version4.64.54.5
DirectX version12.012.012.0
HDCP
N/A
yesyes
PhysX
N/A
yesyes
NVIDIA G-SYNC
N/A
yesyes
NVIDIA 3D Vision
N/A
yesyes
TV tuner integrated
N/A
nono

Memory

Memory technologyGDDR6 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAMGDDR6 SDRAM
Memory size16 GB8 GB8 GB
Memory bus256.0 bit256.0 bit256.0 bit
Bandwidth512.0 GB/s
N/A
N/A
Effective clock speed16000.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
Discrete graphics adapter memory
N/A
8.0 GB8.0 GB
Data transfer rate
N/A
14.0 GB/s14.0 GB/s

Processor

Core clock2110.0 MHz1410.0 MHz1410.0 MHz
Processor boost clock speed2360.0 MHz1620.0 MHz1740.0 MHz
Stream Processors4608
N/A
N/A
Processor frequency
N/A
1410.0 MHz1410.0 MHz
CUDA
N/A
yesyes
CUDA cores
N/A
23042304
FireStream
N/A
nono

Display

Full HDyesyesyes
Max resolution7680 x 43207680 x 43207680 x 4320

Design

Cooling typeActiveActiveActive
Number of fans322
Illuminationyes
N/A
yes
Illumination colourMulti
N/A
Red/Green/Blue
Number of slots2.822

Dimensions

Height5.51 in6.1 in6.1 in
Width12.99 in12.17 in12.17 in
Depth2.2 in1.97 in1.97 in
Weight64.02 oz41.52 oz41.52 oz
Bracket height
N/A
Full-Height
Full-Height

Connectivity

HDMI ports quantity111
HDMI version2.12.0b2.0b
DisplayPorts quantity233
DisplayPort version1.4a1.41.4
USB Type-C ports quantity111
Dual Link DVI
N/A
nono
Interface type
N/A
PCI Express x16 3.0PCI Express x16 3.0

Power

Supplementary power connectors3x 8-pin
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
  • 1x 6-pin
  • 1x 8-pin
Power consumption (operational)
N/A
175.0 W185.0 W
Power consumption (typical)
N/A
175.0 W185.0 W
Minimum system power supply
N/A
550.0 W550.0 W