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MSI announces the AERO ITX GTX 10-Series cards

Drew Duncan
Posted onFeb 16, 2017 at 2:15 PM

Today MSI announced a slew of graphics hardware – a selection of cards comprising their AERO ITX line of Nvidia GPUs.

GeForce GTX 1050 2G OC
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G OC
GeForce GTX 1060 3G
GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC
GeForce GTX 1060 6G
GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC 
GeForce GTX 1070 8G
GeForce GTX 1070 8G OC

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The power requirements for each tier include the following:

  • The 1050 models require no additional power at just 75 watts.
  • The 1060 models require a 6-pin x 1 at 120 watts.
  • The 1070 models require a 8-pin x 1 at 150 watts.

Meanwhile, the dimensions for each of these are below:

  • The 1050 models are the most compact at just 155 x 112 x 37 mm (L x W x H)
  • The 1060 models are slightly larger at 175 x 115 x 38 mm (L x W x H)
  • The 1070 models are even larger at 184 x 144 x 40 mm  (L x W x H)

It’s worth noting that the 1070 models are slightly longer than the GIGABYTE 1070 Mini, but still shorter than the ZOTAC model, so please keep this in mind when trying to fit this card into your chassis.

The exact dimensions for all of those are as follows:

  • GIGABYTE’s – 6.65″
  • MSI’s – 7.24″
  • ZOTAC’s – 8.27″

Finally, with respect to outputs, the cards are outfitted with:

  • The 1050 models supports up to 3 displays with 1x DL-DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.0, and 1x DisplayPort 1.4.
  • The 1060 models supports up to 4 displays with 1x DL-DVI-D, 2x HDMI 2.0, and 2x DisplayPort 1.4.
  • The 1070 models supports up to 4 displays with 1x DL-DVI-D, 2x HDMI 2.0, and 2x DisplayPort 1.4.

Glancing through the pictures, the 1050 series appears to use a dense aluminum fin structure to help with heat dissipation. The 1060 series appears to have the addition of a single 8mm heatpipe to aid with the higher TDP, with the 1070 series enjoying two or three 8mm heatpipes (to our eyes, at least).

The 1060 and 1070 AERO ITX line include MSI’s patented TORX fan to keep the card cool and quiet. Finally, the 1070 is alone in this lineup with respect to SLI support – somewhat expected, the 1050s and 1060s do without.

Let us know what cards you’re interested in on the forums!