MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G
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GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version 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.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G has the Polaris 20 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version is based on the graphics chip GP104-150-KA-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

The graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.001 GHz.

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

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 185 W.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version is 7680x4320 pixels.

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.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 4G has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2018.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDDR5X REDBLACK version came on the market in Q3/2018 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.