Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) vs SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (RDNA 2) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 384 GB/s.

GPU The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) has the GP106-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 22 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan)	GPU	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	Based on	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GP106-400-A1	GPU Chip	Navi 22 XT
Pascal	Architecture	RDNA 2
10	Streaming Multiprocessors	40
1280	Shader	2560
48	Render Output Units	64
80	Texture Units	160
0	Raytracing Cores	40

Memory The graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
6 GB	Memory Size	12 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	384 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	192 bit

Clock Speeds The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
1.506 GHz	Base Clock	2.321 GHz
1.708 GHz	Boost Clock	2.581 GHz
	Avg (Game) Clock	2.42 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 230 W.
120 W	TDP	230 W
--	TDP (up)	--
94 °C	Tjunction max	100 °C
1 x 6-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
1 x 90 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan). The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
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 v1.4a
1	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset With the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
No	Raytracing	Yes
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
No LED lighting	LED	Non addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	Decode
No	VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	VP9	Decode / Encode

Dimensions The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
252 mm	Length	267 mm
112 mm	Height	110 mm
--	Width	40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	--
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT came on the market in Q1/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.
426018336-3804	Part-no	21306-01-20G
Q3/2016	Release date	Q1/2021
249 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	479 $ (Reference)
16 nm	Structure size	7 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan)
1.506 GHz, 6 GB (120 W TDP)

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2.321 GHz, 12 GB (230 W TDP)

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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


	Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) 6 GB GDDR5	1837
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	5955

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) 6 GB GDDR5	814
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	6008

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	2188

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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)


	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	74 fps (avg)

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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)


	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	84 fps (avg)

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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


	Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) 6 GB GDDR5	33605
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	96956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) 6 GB GDDR5	34284
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	108643

Geekbench 6 - Metal


	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	151246

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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)


	Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan) 6 GB GDDR5	4.38
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	13.21

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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Single Fan)
vs
SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks

GPU

Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

Additional data

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