MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 194 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

GPU

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip TU116-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Turing
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
1280 Shader 1408
48 Render Output Units 48
80 Texture Units 88
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G clocks at 2.027 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.027 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
8.1 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
194 GB/s Memory bandwidth 336 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 1.530 GHz
1.809 GHz Boost Clock 1.785 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 125 W.

120 W TDP 125 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 3
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
MSI Mystic Light LED 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 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

277 mm Length 247 mm
140 mm Height 127 mm
39 mm Width 46 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1017 g Weight 862 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING came on the market in Q4/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q4/2019
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 229 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 12 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)

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)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6
20 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)

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 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
32 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
57 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6
66 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
77 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
6 GB GDDR6
89 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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