MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC and the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950, 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 OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, which has 768 shaders and 6 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC | GPU | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
| Polaris 30 XT | GPU Chip | GM206-250-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 6 |
| 2304 | Shader | 768 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 48 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.653 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.6 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 106 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC clocks in the base with up to 1.469 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 is 1.051 GHz. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 1.051 GHz |
| 1.565 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.228 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.19 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC is 220 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 has a TDP of 90 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors. |
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| 220 W | TDP | 90 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 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 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 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 OC. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | 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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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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 RX 590 Armor 8G OC is 278 mm long, 143 mm high and 40 mm wide. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 is 181 mm long, 119 mm high and 27 mm wide. |
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| 278 mm | Length | 181 mm |
| 143 mm | Height | 119 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 27 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 873 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 299 $. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 was introduced in Q2/2015 at a price of 149 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | GV-N950D5-2GD |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2015 |
| 299 $ | Launch Price | 149 $ |
| 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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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
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 OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 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 OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
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 OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
2 GB GDDR5 |
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