gpu size

[alexkohuis]

compare the 2 cards: 

GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 1070 MINI ITX OC

MSI GEFORCE GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G

the second one is almost twise as big as the first one. but still, it is bearly more powerfull and way more powaaaaaar hungry.

i know that they fit all the chipsets and vram and stuff... in the small one. but why woud you even have a larger card in the fist place (apart from astetics and cool looks)

can someone explain

[iRileyx]

The clue with the smaller one is in the name, ITX. Its made for small ITX builds. generally a small card like that would look stupid/silly in a full tower case on an ATX board, so people get the full length cards for those.

Also use this forum for graphics card related stuffs - https://linustechtips.com/main/forum/16-graphics-cards/

[The Sloth]

2 are designed for completely different build MSI GEFORCE GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G is built for overclocking and using boost clock to max potential 

GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 1070 MINI ITX OC is built for a mini build and other small form factor build such as mini itx HTPC type of build 

it depends on your taste and form factor