MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G
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PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition


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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition is based on the graphics chip GA106-150-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G GPU PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
TU106 GPU Chip GA106-150-A1
Turing Architecture Ampere
36 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
2304 Shader 2560
64 Render Output Units 48
144 Texture Units 80
36 Raytracing Cores 20

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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition 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 224 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.410 GHz Base Clock 1.552 GHz
1.830 GHz Boost Clock 1.777 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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W.

225 W TDP 130 W
-- TDP (up) --
89 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition 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 Addressable LED

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 Decode
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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

295 mm Length 247 mm
140 mm Height 120 mm
-- Width 40 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1485 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 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 PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no VCG30508DFXPPB
Q4/2018 Release date Q1/2022
499 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 8 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

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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