MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor introduced custom models of the brand. - Ultimate Guide

MSI presents the customized models of the AMD Radeon RX 590 game graphics card, although two months after the launch. The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor graphics cards are focused on AMD's Graphics Core Next (GCN) 4.0 architecture.

These cards are built around the Polaris 30 silicon manufactured by GlobalFoundries under the 12 nm process node. The MSI offers are attached to AMD's reference specifications, which have 2,304 Stream processors and 8GB of GDDR5 memory. These are synchronized to 2,000MHz, that is 8,000MHz effective communicating through a 256-bit memory interface .

The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G has 1 clock of reinforcing of 1,545MHz like that of the referential model Radeon RX 590. Also the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC has a much more powerful impulse clock that reaches 1,565MHz, 20MHz more High that the reference watch reference. The two models share the same 1.469MHz base clock.

As the name says, the MSI Radeon Rx 590 Armor graphics cards use a dual-slot armor cooler from the same brand.

On this occasion, the casing consists of a black and white finish and does not have RGB lighting of any kind. The Armor chiller uses 2 Toro 2.0 cooling fans from MSI. They also use double ball bearings, this contributes to helping longevity and decreases the noise of their operation considerably. The fans' fans also have a curve that is a little more pronounced to contribute to a greater flow of air.

It also has a large heat sink that is hidden under the Armor refrigerator to dissipate heat. Said by MSI, the copper heat pipes are infused directly into the base plate to help cooling it, while the various aluminum fins that have a heat sink are designed to maximize air flow in the direction of the heat pipes.

MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor graphics cards have a power consumption of their PCIe power connectors that are on the outside and have 8 pins, provide 2 DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, 2 HDMI ports and 1 dual-link DVI-D port. These are also compatible with CrossFire two-way.