MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G


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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 608 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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G is based on the graphics chip GA104-400-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip GA104-400-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 48
1280 Shader 6144
48 Render Output Units 96
80 Texture Units 192
0 Raytracing Cores 48

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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G is 19.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.188 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6X
2.027 GHz Memory Clock 1.188 GHz
8.1 Gbps Memory Speed 19.0 Gbps
194 GB/s Memory bandwidth 608 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.580 GHz
1.809 GHz Boost Clock 1.830 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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 310 W.

120 W TDP 310 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G 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) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
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 Decode
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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

277 mm Length 323 mm
140 mm Height 140 mm
39 mm Width 56 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1017 g Weight 1515 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 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 RTX 3070 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G came on the market in Q2/2021 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q2/2021
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 599 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 8 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)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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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