MSI RTX 2070 Armor 8G Review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing and First Look3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark (1080p, 1440p, 4K)5. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (1080p, 1440p, 4K)6. Far Cry 5 (1080p, 1440p, 4K)7. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (1080p, 1440p, 4K)8. Middle Earth: Shadow of War (1080p, 1440p, 4K)9. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (1080p, 1440p, 4K)10. Clock Speed11. Temperatures12. Acoustics13. Power Consumption14. Overclocking: 3DMark and Games15. Overclocking: Thermals, Acoustics, Power16. Closing Thoughts17. View All Pages

Here, we take a further look at the impact of our overclock, looking at the increased temperatures, acoustics, power draw, and lastly, the effect had on the average clock speed.

Temperatures

Acoustics

Power consumption

Average clock speed under load

Overview

The Armor 8G card was easily able to handle this hefty overclock. It ran 4C hotter than when at stock clocks, but its peak temperature was still just 69C which is impressive for a relatively basic card like this. Noise levels, too, only rose an extra decibel or so, while power consumption figures jumped 21W to 204W total – which is still a very respectable figure, and less than the Gaming Z drew at stock clocks.

The clock speed, however, impressed me most – the card averaged 1962MHz with our overclock applied, which is almost 210MHz faster than stock. This pushed it ahead of the Gaming Z, and that was clearly reflected in our performance tests shown on the previous page.

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