MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC
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INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC and the INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra, 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. INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which has 2816 shaders and 22 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC | GPU | INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
| Polaris 30 XT | GPU Chip | GM200-310-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 2304 | Shader | 2816 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 96 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 176 |
| 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 INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 346 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.800 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.2 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 346 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 384 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 INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra is 1.152 GHz. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 1.152 GHz |
| 1.565 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.241 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| 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 INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra has a TDP of 250 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 220 W | TDP | 250 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 91 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans. The INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra has 4 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | 1 x 45 mm |
| 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 INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra 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 | 3x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | 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 INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra 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 INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra is 300 mm long, 115 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 278 mm | Length | 300 mm |
| 143 mm | Height | 115 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| 873 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 299 $. The INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra was introduced in Q2/2015 at a price of 649 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | C98T4-1SDN-N5HNX |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2015 |
| 299 $ | Launch Price | 649 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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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INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra
6 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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INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra
6 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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INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra
6 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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INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL HerculeZ X4 Ultra
6 GB GDDR5 |
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