PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 has 896 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.18 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.11 TFLOPS.
The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G has 1280 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.81 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.64 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 14 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 10 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G |
| AMD Radeon RX 560 (14 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| Polaris 21 XL | GPU Chip | GP106-400-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 14 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 10 |
| 896 | Shader | 1280 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 56 | Texture Units | 80 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.027GHz. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.027 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.1 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 194 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 has a turbo clock of 1.176 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is 1.809 GHz. |
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| 1.090 GHz | Base Clock | 1.506 GHz |
| 1.176 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.809 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.78 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 has connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 97 °C. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C. |
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| 45 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 are cooled with a Air cooling. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 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) | -- |
ConnectivityThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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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 PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 225 mm | Length | 277 mm |
| 128 mm | Height | 140 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1017 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5 was released in Q3/2017. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers. |
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| AXRX 560 2GBD5-DHA | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| 99 $ (Reference) | 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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 14CU 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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