MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC
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MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G

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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 570 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

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

The MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G is based on the graphics chip Polaris 20 XL, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

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

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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 W.

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

The MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

The MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 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 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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

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

The MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G came on the market in Q4/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.