MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC and the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units. PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon is based on AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units. |
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| MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC | GPU | PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Navi 14 XTX |
| Pascal | Architecture | RDNA 1 |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 1280 | Shader | 1408 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 88 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 6 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 | 224 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC clocks in the base with up to 1.544 GHz. The base frequency of the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon is 1.685 GHz. |
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| 1.544 GHz | Base Clock | 1.685 GHz |
| 1.759 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.845 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.74 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 130 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans. The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 41 dB |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC. The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 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 CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC is 279 mm long, 140 mm high and 38 mm wide. The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon is 227 mm long, 120 mm high and 42 mm wide. |
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| 279 mm | Length | 227 mm |
| 140 mm | Height | 120 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 42 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 737 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon was introduced in Q3/2019 at a price of 169 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | AXRX 5500 XT 8GBD6-DHR/OC |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 169 $ (Reference) |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 7 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
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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.
2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT Red Dragon
8 GB GDDR6 |
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