Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G vs MSI Radeon RX 480 8G

40specifications compared
17differ
23identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:NVIDIA
- Radeon RX 480 8G:AMD
Graphics processor
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:GeForce GTX 1070
- Radeon RX 480 8G:Radeon RX 480
CUDA
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:Yes
- Radeon RX 480 8G:No
Processor frequency
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:1506 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:1120 MHz
Processor boost clock speed
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:1683 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:1266 MHz
FireStream
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:No
- Radeon RX 480 8G:Yes
Memory clock speed
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:8008 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:8000 MHz
DVI-D ports quantity
- GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G:1
- Radeon RX 480 8G:0

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Comparison of GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G, Radeon RX 480 8G
54 specifications	A MSI GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G View product	B MSI Radeon RX 480 8G View product
Processor6 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon RX 480
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	7680 x 4320 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
CUDA coresKnown for one	1920	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1506 MHz	1120 MHz
Processor boost clock speedDiffers	1683 MHz	1266 MHz
FireStreamDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	7680 x 4320 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	8 GB	8 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	8008 MHz	8000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16 3.0	PCI Express x16 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	3	3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0b
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Performance5 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	12.0	12.0
Shader model versionDiffers	5.1	5.0
OpenGL version	4.5	4.5
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA GameStreamKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA AnselKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slots	2	2
Product colour	Black	Black
Power1 differ
Minimum system power supply	500 W	500 W
Power consumption (typical)	150 W	150 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	832 g	686 g
LengthDiffers	279 mm	240 mm
Depth	37 mm	37 mm
HeightDiffers	140 mm	112 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	1.33 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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