Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units.

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, which has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units.
Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip GP106-400-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 10
1280 Shader 1280
48 Render Output Units 48
80 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 is 1.544 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 %.

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.544 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 %
1.708 GHz Boost Clock 1.759 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 2x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
No VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 252 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 is 275 mm long, 137 mm high and 41 mm wide.

252 mm Length 275 mm
112 mm Height 137 mm
-- Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 692 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference).

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference).

426018336-371 Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2016
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 16 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1
6 GB GDDR5
31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5
54 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1
6 GB GDDR5
56 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5
73 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1
6 GB GDDR5
75 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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