MSI RTX 2070 Armor Graphics Card Review

A Closer Look

The Armos is a very nice looking graphics card. It’s not too over the top and certainly not as extreme looking as their TRIO X or Duke series cards even. However, it’s still a good size, with two huge fans that should provide plenty of airflow to that extra wide PCB.

There’s plenty of ventilation around the card, as of course, it vents the heat out on all sides, not just the back of the GPU.

There are a few small plates on this side, which look like heatsinks. However, I think they’re simply reinforcing plates to brace the backplate. It’s a good idea, as it means there will be fewer stress points on the PCB.

Towards the rear of the card, you’ll find a small cut-away and two PSU power connectors. The card takes an 8-pin and 6-pin cable, so nothing too demanding, but still plenty of power on tap for overclocking too.

The card sticks strictly to a two-slot design, but it’s incredibly wide too. As you can see, it has a small metal bracket of the rear I/O, extending out beyond that. Those with slim chassis, you may want to look elsewhere for a GPU. However, most modern PC builds shouldn’t have an issue.

The rear I/O is much the same as we’ve seen on every RTX card to date. It features three DP, a single HDMI, and a Type-C. For multiple 4K displays, VR, etc, you’re well looked after here.

The back of the card looks superb, with a two-tone black and grey design and loads of brushed aluminium. It’s also got a whopping great dragon on it, obviously! Of course, aesthetics are one thing, but it’ll also add strength to the PCB, as well as some passive cooling of the hardware.

Overall, a great looking card. Now, let’s get it on the test bench!