Msi Geforce Rtx 2070 Aero Test

REVIEW OVERVIEW
BUILD QUALITY 90 %
FEATURES 80 %
SIZE & WEIGHT 100 %
PERFORMANCE 90 %
SUMMARY If you are looking for a compact GPU that can handle gaming and VR duties, look no further than Gigabyte's RTX 2070 Mini. This is currently easily downwards the best compact carte du jour on the market.	ninety% OVERALL SCORE

Gigabyte RTX 2070 MiniFrom $499.99

Mini-ITX builders always have to wait a little while for compact GPUs to be released. With Nvidia's new line of RTX cards we didn't have to wait as long as we accept in the past. Recently, Gigabyte released their RTX 2070 Mini-ITX GPU.

Last twelvemonth I reviewed their GTX 1080 mini which was a quality compact GPU. The new 2070 looks to improve upon last years models with better cooling, and enhanced performance.

Gigabyte RTX 2070 Mini Specifications

CUDA CORES	2304
CORE CLOCK	1620 MHz
VRAM	8GB GDDR6
MEMORY Coach	256-fleck
Memory Clock	14000 MHz
BANDWIDTH	448 GB/south
TDP	175W
POWER INPUT	one x 8-PIN
DIMENSIONS	121.45 x 169.99 ten 42.ane mm
COOLING	one ten 90mm Fan Aluminum Heat Sink 4 x Copper Heat Pipes

The bill of fare comes in at just under 170mm long, making information technology an ideal fit for ultra compact cases similar the Lazer3D LZ7 or S4 Mini Classic. MSI besides has a 2070 model on the way, just I have notwithstanding to see information technology for sale here in the United states of america. There is too a Zotac 2070 mini but information technology's 205mm long, making it incompatible with some smaller cases.

Ports & Connectors

gigabyte rtx 2070 mini ports Yous take a healthy selection of video out ports at your disposal, including a USB-C port designed to transport ability and video to VR headsets.

DISPLAY PORT	3x
HDMI	1x
USB-C	1x

Build Quality & Design

gigabyte rtx 2070 mini Gigabyte did a great just updating the design for the new 2070. Gone is the black and orange rounded outer shell from prior years. The new design is a much more uncomplicated matte black and grey square which should allow the card to match a larger variety of cases.

gigabyte rtx 2070 mini backplate One of my bug with concluding years 1080 mini was the lack of a backplate. Thankfully Gigabyte added 1 to this years model, and a nice one at that. The included backplate both looks proficient and seems to actually pull oestrus off of the carte du jour. It has polish angled edges which make the menu look really prissy.

gigabyte 2070 mini top In that location are 4 copper oestrus pipes that brand direct contact with the GPU. The cards cooling block and fins are aluminum. A single 90mm fan is responsible for cooling everything down. For power yous will detect a single eight-pin connector in the usual location.

gigabyte rtx 2070 mini rear exhaust The rear of the menu is wide open. Most of the air will exhausts from the back, with some heading out of the forepart too. You tin see that the heat pipes run almost from edge to border on this years mini model.

Overclocking

Overclocking these meaty cards is typically more difficult than total sized cards. I was able to push the core clock upwardly to 1950MHz. Annihilation over that and things quickly became unstable. Do not pick 1 of these GPUs up if you are looking for a maximum overclock, information technology is merely not designed to do that.

Test System Specs

Fan Noise

2070 mini sound test The 2070's fan has an idle mode which allows it to shut off completely. The default fan profile does non activate the fan until information technology hits 55C. This results in a completely silent menu when doing day to mean solar day non gaming tasks.

IDLE	40db
GAMING	47db
100% LOAD (Furmark)	48db
100% (Manually Adjusted)	59db

In applied employ the fan never went above around 70% or 48db. I found that fan noise wasn't noticeable with speakers playing at reasonable levels. Overall I was impressed with the audio-visual performance.

I used Gigabyte's Aurous software and manually cranked up the fan to 100% but to see how loud the menu was capable of getting. At 100% the fan does get rather loud. Luckily yous will never become anywhere virtually that point.

Temperatures

Temperatures on this card were excellent. At idle with the fan off it sat around 43C. I tested the card on a wide variety of games, and it never went over 65C. This is incredible cooling performance for a compact menu. Even under an artificial 100% load from Furmark the GPU topped out at 66C. Information technology'southward safe to say that this carte du jour should piece of work well in tight cases with limited airflow.

IDLE	43C
GAMING	65C
100% LOAD (Furmark)	66C

The 2070 mini exhausts most of its air from the front and dorsum, particularly the back. This GPU will work best in cases that permit proper airflow to the rear of the card.

Power Draw

2070 mini power draw Power depict is a big business concern when building mini-itx systems. Below you will observe the full system ability describe from the wall for all components.

IDLE	45w
GAMING	221w
100% SYSTEM LOAD	335w

You shouldn't have whatsoever problem powering this menu from nearly ability supplies. For pure gaming you lot may even be able to get abroad with some DC-DC options like the HDPlex 400W.

Synthetic Benchmarks

PASSMARK 3D	16754
PASSMARK 2D	961
CINEBENCH	141.42
HEAVEN	3601
VALLEY	6028
TIMESPY	8886
FIRESTRIKE	20454

Gaming Benchmarks

	AVG FPS	MAX FPS	1% LOW
Overwatch	190.half dozen	220	152
Batman: Arkham Knight	133.9	158	93
Shadow of Mordor	80.3	95	42
Metro: Last Calorie-free	128.3	186	87
Tomb Raider	141.8	179	109
The Witcher three	fourscore.4	107	59

Conclusion

Prior to doing this review, my favorite ITX GPU e'er was the MSI Aero-ITX 1070. The Gigabyte 2070 mini has now taken its place. This is an amazing compact bill of fare. Information technology offers the full operation of a 2070 in a compact and quiet bundle. At $499 information technology represents an amazing value. If yous need compact power for your system, this is your best option.