GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 352 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G has the GP106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G is 11.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.376 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G 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 180 W.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

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.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.