MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC
vs
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC 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 ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC has the GP106-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB is based on the graphics chip GP106-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC GPU ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip GP106-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 9
1280 Shader 1152
48 Render Output Units 48
80 Texture Units 72
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 3 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 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.

1.544 GHz Base Clock 1.569 GHz
1.759 GHz Boost Clock 1.809 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.79 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

120 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.0b
1x DP v1.4 DP Ports 2x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

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 No
No VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

247 mm Length 242 mm
115 mm Height 130 mm
39 mm Width 43 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
591 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no DUAL-GTX1060-O3G
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2016
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 199 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 16 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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