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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC vs XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.76 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC has 1280 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.76 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.51 TFLOPS.

XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.62 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100

The XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.62 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.38 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT is 197 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC.

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Speed index
4/100
11/100
FP32
4.51 TFLOPS
13.38 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.76 GHz
2.62 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
120 W
230 W
Launch Price
249 $
479 $
124 pts
364 pts

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipGP106-400-A1Navi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors1040
Shader12802560
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units80160
Raytracing Cores--40
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 40 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size6 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock1.544 GHz2.330 GHz
Boost Clock1.759 GHz2.615 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.43 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC has a turbo clock of 1.759 GHz. The turbo frequency of the XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.615 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP120 W230 W
Tjunction max94 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length188 mm267 mm
Height116 mm110 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight484 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OCXFX Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q1/2021
Launch Price249 $479 $
Structure size16 nm7 nm
Part-no--RX-67TMYDFD8
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC was released in Q3/2016.

The XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT +221.5 %

  1. 1,864
  2. 5,993

Port Royal (Raytracing) XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT +632.1 %

  1. 826
  2. 6,047

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,202

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. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 50 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 75 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) XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT +148.4 %

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 77 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT +160.7 %

  1. 56 fps (avg)
  2. 146 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT +161.3 %

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. 196 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 XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT +183.8 %

  1. 34,602
  2. 98,204

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT +211.7 %

  1. 35,302
  2. 110,041

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 153,192

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