MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Pascal) and has 11 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 489 GB/s.

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.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G has the GP102-350-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is based on the graphics chip GP106-400-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GP102-350-K1-A1 GPU Chip GP106-400-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 10
3584 Shader 1280
88 Render Output Units 48
224 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G clocks at 1.391 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 11.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is 8.1 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.027 GHz.

11 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type GDDR5
1.391 GHz Memory Clock 2.027 GHz
11.1 Gbps Memory Speed 8.1 Gbps
489 GB/s Memory bandwidth 194 GB/s
352 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.480 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.683 GHz Boost Clock 1.809 GHz
1.66 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.78 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

250 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 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 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
2x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
2x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G 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 1060 GAMING X 6G 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
Decode VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

290 mm Length 277 mm
140 mm Height 140 mm
51 mm Width 39 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1257 g Weight 1017 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q1/2017.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2016
699 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 16 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)

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 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G
11 GB GDDR5X
60 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G
11 GB GDDR5X
111 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
57 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G
11 GB GDDR5X
155 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
77 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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