MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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

GPU

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

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR is based on the graphics chip TU104, which comes from the Turing architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G GPU MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
TU106 GPU Chip TU104
Turing Architecture Turing
36 Streaming Multiprocessors 40
2304 Shader 2560
64 Render Output Units 64
144 Texture Units 160
36 Raytracing Cores 40

Memory

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

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.410 GHz Base Clock 1.605 GHz
1.830 GHz Boost Clock 1.770 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 225 W.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 215 W.

225 W TDP 215 W
-- TDP (up) --
89 °C Tjunction max 88 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 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 GAMING Z 8G.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 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 RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
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 / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

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

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

295 mm Length 297 mm
140 mm Height 143 mm
-- Width 51 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1485 g Weight 1022 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

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

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR came on the market in Q3/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q4/2018 Release date Q3/2019
499 $ (Reference) Launch Price 499 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 12 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 GAMING Z 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
8 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
35 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
8 GB GDDR6
41 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
42 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
8 GB GDDR6
61 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
62 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
74 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)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
8 GB GDDR6
61 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
8 GB GDDR6
107 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
8 GB GDDR6
149 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR
8 GB GDDR6
148 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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