MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC is based on the AMD Radeon 550 (GCN 4) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 56 GB/s.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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GPUThe MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC has the Lexa PRO graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC | GPU | KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition |
| AMD Radeon 550 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Lexa PRO | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 512 | Shader | 1664 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 32 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC clocks at 1.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 6.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 56 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 64 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.100 GHz | Base Clock | 1.164 GHz |
| 1.203 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.317 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 50 W. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition 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 145 W. |
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| 50 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 80 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 85 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 5120x2880 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 157 mm | Length | 271 mm |
| 113 mm | Height | 124 mm |
| 42 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2017. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition came on the market in Q4/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| -- | Part-no | 97NQH6DNB4TX |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q4/2014 |
| 79 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 329 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 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
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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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MSI Radeon 550 AERO ITX 2G OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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