MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
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GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G and the GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G is based on NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, which has 384 shaders and 3 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G | GPU | GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Polaris 30 XT | GPU Chip | GP108-300-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 590 Armor 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 48 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.502 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 64 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.469 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G is 1.227 GHz. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 1.227 GHz |
| 1.545 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.506 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.47 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G is 220 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G has a TDP of 30 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors. |
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| 220 W | TDP | 30 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G 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) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
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 590 Armor 8G. The GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G supports a maximum of 2 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 2 |
| 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 590 Armor 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G 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 | 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 590 Armor 8G is 278 mm long, 143 mm high and 40 mm wide. The GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G is 150 mm long, 70 mm high and 15 mm wide. |
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| 278 mm | Length | 150 mm |
| 143 mm | Height | 70 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 15 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 1 PCIe-Slots |
| 873 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 4 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 279 $. The GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G was introduced in Q2/2017 at a price of 79 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | GV-N1030D5-2GL |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
| 279 $ | 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 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G
2 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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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 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 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGAYBYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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