MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G has the GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC is based on the graphics chip GP107-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G clocks at 1.251 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 10.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.752 GHz.

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 180 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC 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 1080 ARMOR 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G OC came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.