MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
vs
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Pascal) and has 11 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

GPU

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

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini is based on the graphics chip GP102-350-K1-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G GPU ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip GP102-350-K1-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
1280 Shader 3584
48 Render Output Units 88
80 Texture Units 224
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini is 11.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.376 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 11 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5X
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 1.376 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 11.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 484 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 352 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.708 GHz Boost Clock 1.620 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 250 W.

120 W TDP 250 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 91 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini has 2 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 1 x 90 mm
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini 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 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini 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 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

279 mm Length 211 mm
140 mm Height 125 mm
38 mm Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
737 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

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

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini came on the market in Q2/2017 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no ZT-P10810G-10P
Q3/2016 Release date Q2/2017
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 699 $ (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)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini
11 GB GDDR5X
57 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
6 GB GDDR5
54 fps (avg)
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini
11 GB GDDR5X
106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
6 GB GDDR5
73 fps (avg)
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini
11 GB GDDR5X
149 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

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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