Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT and the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and has 4608 texture shaders and 72 execution units. MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which has 1152 shaders and 9 execution units. |
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| Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB |
| Navi 21 XT | GPU Chip | GP106-300-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 72 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 9 |
| 4608 | Shader | 1152 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 288 | Texture Units | 72 |
| 72 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G can access 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 194 GB/s. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.027 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.1 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 194 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.925 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G is 1.506 GHz. |
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| 1.925 GHz | Base Clock | 1.506 GHz |
| 2.360 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.809 GHz |
| 2.11 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.78 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT is 300 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G 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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| 300 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 345 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT has a total of 3 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 95 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| 1 x 85 mm | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 36 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 Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Addressable LED | 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 |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT is 310 mm long, 135 mm high and 55 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G is 277 mm long, 140 mm high and 39 mm wide. |
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| 310 mm | Length | 277 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 140 mm |
| 55 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1240 g | Weight | 1010 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 769 $. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). |
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| 11304-02-20G | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| 769 $ | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 7 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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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
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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)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
3 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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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR X 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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