MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units. SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is based on AMD Radeon RX 560 (14 CU), which has 896 shaders and 14 execution units. |
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| MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G | GPU | SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 560 (14 CU) |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 21 XL |
| Pascal | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 14 |
| 1280 | Shader | 896 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 56 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 194 GB/s. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.027 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 8.1 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.0 Gbps |
| 194 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is 1.090 GHz. |
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| 1.506 GHz | Base Clock | 1.090 GHz |
| 1.809 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.226 GHz |
| 1.78 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU has a TDP of 90 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 90 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
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 GAMING VR X 6G. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is 5120x2880 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 5120x2880 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| MSI Mystic Light | 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 |
DimensionsThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G is 277 mm long, 140 mm high and 39 mm wide. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU is 210 mm long, 112 mm high and 36 mm wide. |
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| 277 mm | Length | 210 mm |
| 140 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| 39 mm | Width | 36 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1010 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU was introduced in Q3/2017 at a price of 99 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | 11267-18 |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 99 $ (Reference) |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 14 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 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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 GAMING VR X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 4G G5 14CU
4 GB GDDR5 |
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