GPU comparison with benchmarks

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 160 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is 142 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Speed index
4/100
9/100
FP32
4.38 TFLOPS
10.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.59 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
120 W
160 W
Launch Price
249 $
379 $
119 pts
257 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU ChipGP106-400-A1Navi 23 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors1032
Shader12802048
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units80128
Raytracing Cores--32
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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 Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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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 Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.968 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz2.589 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.36 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is 1.968 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
TDP120 W160 W
TDP (up)--170 W
Tjunction max94 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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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 Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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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 Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingMSI Mystic Light
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
Length252 mm277 mm
Height112 mm130 mm
Width--51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--882 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 252 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G is 277 mm long, 130 mm high and 51 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBMSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ3/2016Q3/2021
Launch Price249 $379 $
Structure size16 nm7 nm
Part-no426018336-371--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G was introduced in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $.

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 MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G +138.9 %

  1. 1,837
  2. 4,388

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G +458.8 %

  1. 814
  2. 4,549

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,583

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 58 fps (avg)

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) MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G +73.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G +96.3 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G +106.8 %

  1. 73 fps (avg)
  2. 151 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 MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G +141.6 %

  1. 33,605
  2. 81,202

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G +166.2 %

  1. 34,284
  2. 91,247

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 107,926

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