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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming X 8 GB Graphics Card Review – Twin Frozr 7 In All Its Glory

Hassan Mujtaba

Test Setup

We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. Latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used from AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 10. All games that were tested were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

GPU Test Bench 2019

CPUIntel Core i9-9900K @ 4.70 GHz
MotherboardAORUS Z390 Master
Video CardsGigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming OC
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC
Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 2080 TI Vulcan X OC
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 TI OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 DUKE OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning X
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming X
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus XS
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor X OC
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning OC
Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 (Reference Air)
XFX Radeon R9 Fury X Liquid Cooled
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 580 OC
MemoryG.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (4 X 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz
StorageSamsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB)
Power SupplyASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU
OSWindows 10 64-bit
  • All games were tested on 2560×1440 (2K) and 3840×2160 (4K) resolutions.
  • Image Quality and graphics configurations have been provided in the screenshots below.
  • The “reference” cards are the stock configs while the “overclock” cards are factory overclocked configs provided to us by various AIB partners.
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9.6
WCCFTECH RATING

MSI has done a great job with their GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming X by pricing it at $510 US. If you are in search for a premium RTX 2070 SUPER design without spending a premium sum over it, the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming X offers an exceptionally well-built design and even has a factory overclock for extra performance in gaming.

    Pros
  • Amazing Price, Only $10 US More Than Reference FE Models ($510 US)
  • Great performance for 1440p and 1080p Gaming
  • Great upgrade from GTX 970, GTX 1070, GTX 1080
  • Factory Overclocked Out of Box (+30 MHz over Founders Edition)
  • Tri Frozr heatsink cooling performance is great
  • Refreshing new MSI Gaming design
  • ZeroFrozr Technology Included on Torx 3.0 fans
  • Great overclocking potential (GPU/VRAM), full tuning options
  • Backplate includes heat pads for increased heat dissipation
  • RGB Lighting support on the shroud and sides are a plus
  • Support for real-time ray tracing and DLSS features in next-generation gaming titles
  • Good driver support for GeForce products, compatibility with DX11, DX12, Vulkan, OpenGL titles
  • Lot's of display connectivity, great for VR and multi-display PCs.
    Cons
  • High Power Consumption when overclocked
  • No Memory overclock out of the box
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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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