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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G vs INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.34 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.34 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.60 TFLOPS.

INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.75 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 has 1280 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.75 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.48 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 25 % faster than the INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Speed index
5/100
4/100
FP32
5.60 TFLOPS
4.48 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.34 GHz
1.75 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
185 W
120 W
Launch Price
229 $
249 $

GPU

GPUMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XTGP106-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3610
Shader23041280
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units14480
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 10 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.531 GHz
Boost Clock1.340 GHz1.746 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has a turbo clock of 1.340 GHz. The turbo frequency of the INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 is 1.746 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
TDP185 W120 W
Tjunction max90 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.41x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
Length269 mm195 mm
Height125 mm101 mm
Width38 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8GINNO3D GeForce GTX 1060
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q4/2019
Launch Price229 $249 $
Structure size14 nm16 nm
Part-no--N1060-7SDN-N5GMX
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G was released in Q3/2018.

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 published in Q4/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G +5.4 %

  1. 1,958
  2. 1,858

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 823

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) INNO3D GeForce GTX 1060 +3.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G +5.5 %

  1. 58 fps (avg)
  2. 55 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G +10.7 %

  1. 83 fps (avg)
  2. 75 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G +23.3 %

  1. 42,394
  2. 34,372

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G +13.1 %

  1. 39,674
  2. 35,067

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 41,894
  2. no data

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