MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G and the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, which has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | GP106-400-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 10 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1280 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 80 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.002 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G is 1.506 GHz. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 1.506 GHz |
| 1.366 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.746 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.73 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 185 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| 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) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 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 | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| MSI Mystic Light | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G is 276 mm long, 140 mm high and 42 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G is 277 mm long, 140 mm high and 39 mm wide. |
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| 276 mm | Length | 277 mm |
| 140 mm | Height | 140 mm |
| 42 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 978 g | Weight | 1017 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 229 $. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 249 $ (Reference) |
| 14 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
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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