MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
vs
INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 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 INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 216 GB/s.

GPU

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

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB is based on the graphics chip GP106-400-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G GPU INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip GP106-400-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 10
1280 Shader 1280
48 Render Output Units 48
80 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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

The graphics memory speed of the INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB is 9.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.250 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 2.250 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 9.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 216 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.556 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 %
1.746 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 % Boost Clock 1.771 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
1.73 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 25 %.

120 W TDP 150 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 25 %
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
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 GAMING 6G.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB 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 1x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 2
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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

The maximum supported resolution of the INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
MSI Mystic Light LED ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light

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 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

277 mm Length 302 mm
140 mm Height 115 mm
39 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1017 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

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

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 iCHILL X3 V2 9Gbps 6GB came on the market in Q2/2017 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no C106X2-3SDN-N5GS
Q3/2016 Release date Q2/2017
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 16 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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)

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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