MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G 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 EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

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

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING is based on the graphics chip GP104-200-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

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

The graphics memory speed of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING has 2 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 ARMOR 6G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

The maximum supported resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING 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 ARMOR 6G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING 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 ARMOR 6G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT GAMING came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.