MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
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GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G and the GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (DDR4), which has 384 shaders and 3 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G | GPU | GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (DDR4) |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | GP108-310-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 3 |
| 2304 | Shader | 384 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 24 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 can access 2 GB DDR4 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 17 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR4 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.050 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 2.1 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 64 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 is 1.151 GHz. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 1.151 GHz |
| 1.340 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.379 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 has a TDP of 30 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors. |
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| 185 W | TDP | 30 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 50 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 0 dB |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G. The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 supports a maximum of 3 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 3 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | -- |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G is 269 mm long, 125 mm high and 38 mm wide. The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 is 162 mm long, 121 mm high and 22 mm wide. |
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| 269 mm | Length | 162 mm |
| 125 mm | Height | 121 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 22 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 1 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 4 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 229 $. The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4 was introduced in Q1/2018 at a price of 79 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | P84PW-30NPK4HVS6XW |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q1/2018 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 79 $ (Reference) |
| 14 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
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4
2 GB DDR4 |
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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)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4
2 GB DDR4 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4
2 GB DDR4 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4
2 GB DDR4 |
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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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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G
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 RX 580 Armor 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GT 1030 EX White DDR4
2 GB DDR4 |
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