MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 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 RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 has the GP106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR is based on the graphics chip GA104-202-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR
GP106-300-A1 GPU Chip GA104-202-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
9 Streaming Multiprocessors 38
1152 Shader 4864
48 Render Output Units 80
72 Texture Units 152
0 Raytracing Cores 38

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

3 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.544 GHz Base Clock 1.410 GHz
1.759 GHz Boost Clock 1.695 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.67 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 200 W.

120 W TDP 200 W
-- TDP (up) 220 W
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 1 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 44 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
2x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
2x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
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 Decode
No VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

275 mm Length 172 mm
137 mm Height 125 mm
41 mm Width 43 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
689 g Weight 559 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 3G OCV1 has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR came on the market in Q2/2021 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q2/2021
199 $ (Reference) Launch Price 439 $
16 nm Structure size 8 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)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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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