MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G
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ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G has the GP104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 125 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO is 7680x4320 pixels.

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO came on the market in Q4/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.