MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING
vs
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X) (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING has the TU106 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X is based on the graphics chip GP104-150-KA-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X)
TU106 GPU Chip GP104-150-KA-A1
Turing Architecture Pascal
34 Streaming Multiprocessors 10
2176 Shader 1280
64 Render Output Units 48
136 Texture Units 80
34 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.001 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5X
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.001 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.470 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.650 GHz Boost Clock 1.847 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.81 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 175 W.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

175 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
89 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 3 x 80 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 RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

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 RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

248 mm Length 280 mm
128 mm Height 114 mm
52 mm Width 41 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
981 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q3/2019.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G GDDR5X came on the market in Q3/2018 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

V375-226R Part-no GV-N1060G1 GAMING-6GD 3.0
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2018
399 $ (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)

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)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING
8 GB GDDR6
28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING
8 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING
8 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)

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 RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING
8 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING
8 GB GDDR6
62 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)

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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