MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X


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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X

GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G and the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and has 1408 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X), which has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units.
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G GPU ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X)
TU116-300-A1 GPU Chip GP104-150-KA-A1
Turing Architecture Pascal
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 10
1408 Shader 1280
48 Render Output Units 48
88 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X can access 6 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 240 GB/s.
6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5X
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 1.250 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 10.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G clocks in the base with up to 1.530 GHz. The base frequency of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X is 1.607 GHz.
1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.607 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.835 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
120 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 1 x 90 mm
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X supports a maximum of 4 screens.
3 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 3x DP v1.4
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
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 1660 ARMOR 6G is 243 mm long, 129 mm high and 42 mm wide.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X is 211 mm long, 125 mm high and 41 mm wide.
243 mm Length 211 mm
129 mm Height 125 mm
42 mm Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
663 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $ (Reference).

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X was introduced in Q1/2019 at a price of 249 $ (Reference).
-- Part-no ZT-P10620C-10M
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2019
219 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
12 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)

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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.

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G
6 GB GDDR5
40 fps (avg)
View all The Last of Us Part 1 benchmark results

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)

View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results

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

View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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)

View all FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) benchmark results

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