MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 288 GB/s. |
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC has the Polaris 20 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G is based on the graphics chip TU116-400-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | TU116-400-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Turing |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 24 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1536 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 96 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G is 12.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 12.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 1.366 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.875 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 185 W. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W. |
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| 185 W | TDP | 130 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| 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) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors. |
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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 | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
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 | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 269 mm | Length | 247 mm |
| 125 mm | Height | 127 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 46 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 869 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2018. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q1/2019 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 279 $ (Reference) |
| 14 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
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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 OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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 OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
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 OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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