MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC vs MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC and MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 570 AMD Radeon RX 570
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 20 XL Polaris 20 XL
• Execution units
  32 32
• Shader
  2048 2048
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Texture Units
  128 128

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  224 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC and MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.178 GHz+ 1 % 1.178 GHz+ 1 %
• Boost Clock
  1.293 GHz+ 4 % 1.281 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  150 W 150 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC and MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  5120x2880 5120x2880
• DirectX
  12 12
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  270 mm 270 mm
• Height
  130 mm 130 mm
• Width
  40 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  842 g 892 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC and MSI Radeon RX 570 Mech 2 8G OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2017 Q4/2017
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  14 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet