GPU comparison with benchmarksThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB has 1280 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.85 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.74 TFLOPS.
The MSI Radeon RX 580 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.34 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.60 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card MSI Radeon RX 580 8G is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units. |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 580 8G |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 20 XT |
Pascal | Architecture | GCN 4 |
10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
1280 | Shader | 2304 |
48 | Render Output Units | 32 |
80 | Texture Units | 144 |
0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks. The MSI Radeon RX 580 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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6 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
2.002 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
192 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB has a turbo clock of 1.847 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 580 8G is 1.340 GHz. |
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1.620 GHz | Base Clock | 1.257 GHz |
1.847 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.340 GHz |
Avg (Game) Clock | ||
Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C. The MSI Radeon RX 580 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C. |
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120 W | TDP | 185 W |
-- | TDP (up) | -- |
94 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB are cooled with a Air cooling. The MSI Radeon RX 580 8G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
-- | Fan 2 | -- |
Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
-- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The MSI Radeon RX 580 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
1 | DVI Ports | -- |
-- | VGA Ports | -- |
-- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The MSI Radeon RX 580 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
No | Raytracing | No |
Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
No | AV1 | No |
No | VP8 | Decode |
Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI Radeon RX 580 8G is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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267 mm | Length | 243 mm |
111 mm | Height | 111 mm |
-- | Width | 40 mm |
2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
-- | Weight | 650 g |
PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 16 nanometer process, EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB was released in Q3/2016. The MSI Radeon RX 580 8G published in Q2/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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06G-P4-6268-KR | Part-no | -- |
Q3/2016 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
16 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW GAMING LED 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |