MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB (Turing) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC has the TU106 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G is based on the graphics chip GP106-400-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
TU106 GPU Chip GP106-400-A1
Turing Architecture Pascal
34 Streaming Multiprocessors 10
2176 Shader 1280
48 Render Output Units 48
136 Texture Units 80
34 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
336 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 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.

1.470 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.680 GHz Boost Clock 1.708 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 184 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 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.

184 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
88 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

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

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 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 RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G 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 VENTUS 12G OC 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 ARMOR 6G 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 VENTUS 12G OC 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 1060 ARMOR 6G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

231 mm Length 279 mm
128 mm Height 140 mm
42 mm Width 38 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
706 g Weight 737 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q4/2021.

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

GPU - Monkey Part-no --
Q4/2021 Release date Q3/2016
289 $ (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 VENTUS 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
49 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 RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
46 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
87 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
6 GB GDDR5
54 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
126 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G
6 GB GDDR5
73 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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