GPU comparison with benchmarks

PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT

PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.62 GHz · 260 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 206 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Speed index
4/100
11/100
FP32
4.38 TFLOPS
13.42 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.62 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
120 W
260 W
Launch Price
249 $
479 $

GPU

GPUPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipGP106-400-A1Navi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors1040
Shader12802560
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units80160
Raytracing Cores--40
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units.

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size6 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 384 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock1.506 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz2.622 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.55 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.321 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP120 W260 W
Tjunction max94 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has a TDP of 260 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 80 mm2 x 100 mm
Fan 2--1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length252 mm310 mm
Height112 mm131 mm
Width39 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 252 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 310 mm long, 131 mm high and 51 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataPNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GBSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q1/2021
Launch Price249 $479 $
Structure size16 nm7 nm
Part-noVCGGTX10606PB11306-01-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 479 $.

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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +226.7 %

  1. 1,837
  2. 6,002

Port Royal (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +644.0 %

  1. 814
  2. 6,056

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,205

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)

  1. no data
  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 50 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 75 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) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +156.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 77 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +170.4 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 146 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +169.9 %

  1. 73 fps (avg)
  2. 197 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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +193.1 %

  1. 33,605
  2. 98,497

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +221.9 %

  1. 34,284
  2. 110,370

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 153,650

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