MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G and the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB and has 640 texture shaders and 5 execution units. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU), which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
| GP107-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 20 XT |
| Pascal | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 5 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 640 | Shader | 2304 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 40 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 114 GB/s. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.777 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 7.1 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 114 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G clocks in the base with up to 1.354 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 1.257 GHz. |
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| 1.354 GHz | Base Clock | 1.257 GHz |
| 1.556 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.340 GHz |
| 1.53 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G is 75 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has a TDP of 185 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 75 W | TDP | 185 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 3 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| MSI Mystic Light | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G is 229 mm long, 131 mm high and 39 mm wide. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 269 mm long, 125 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| 229 mm | Length | 269 mm |
| 131 mm | Height | 125 mm |
| 39 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 527 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 109 $ (Reference). The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G was introduced in Q3/2018 at a price of 229 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| 109 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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