Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn 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.
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GPUThe 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. |
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| Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Navi 23 XT |
| Pascal | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 32 |
| 1280 | Shader | 2048 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 32 |
MemoryThe 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. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.002 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 16.0 Gbps |
| 192 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe 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. |
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| 1.506 GHz | Base Clock | 1.968 GHz |
| 1.708 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.589 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.36 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 160 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 170 W |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe 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. |
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| 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) | -- |
ConnectivityIn 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. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe 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. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| No | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe 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. |
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| 252 mm | Length | 277 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 130 mm |
| -- | Width | 51 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 882 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G was introduced in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $ (Reference). |
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| 426018336-371 | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q3/2021 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 379 $ (Reference) |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 7 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
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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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