MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G
vs
ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 48 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G has the TU106 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition is based on the graphics chip GP108-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G GPU ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
TU106 GPU Chip GP108-300-A1
Turing Architecture Pascal
36 Streaming Multiprocessors 3
2304 Shader 384
64 Render Output Units 16
144 Texture Units 24
36 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.502 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.502 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 6.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 48 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 64 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.410 GHz Base Clock 1.252 GHz
1.620 GHz Boost Clock 1.531 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.51 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 175 W.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 30 W.

175 W TDP 30 W
-- TDP (up) --
89 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 1 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 2
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports --
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
1 USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 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 Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 4 Lanes interface.

295 mm Length 184 mm
140 mm Height 111 mm
-- Width 36 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1177 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 4

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q4/2018.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition came on the market in Q2/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no PH-GTX1030-O2G
Q4/2018 Release date Q2/2017
499 $ (Reference) Launch Price 79 $ (Reference)
12 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G
8 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G
8 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G
8 GB GDDR6
54 fps (avg)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G
8 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)
ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition ASUS Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC edition
2 GB GDDR5
22 fps (avg)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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