Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (RDNA 1) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE has the Navi 10 XLE graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G is based on the graphics chip GP106-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture. |
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| Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G |
| AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB |
| Navi 10 XLE | GPU Chip | GP106-300-A1 |
| RDNA 1 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 9 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1152 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 72 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.002 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 336 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.130 GHz | Base Clock | 1.506 GHz |
| 1.620 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.746 GHz |
| 1.56 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.73 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 160 W. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W. |
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| 160 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 195 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G has 2 Axial main fans that 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 |
| 34 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 39 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThe 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 231 mm | Length | 277 mm |
| 123 mm | Height | 140 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1010 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2020. The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured. |
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| 11296-05-20G | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2020 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| 279 $ (Reference) | 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 Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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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.
2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 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 Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 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 Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 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 Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE
6 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G
3 GB GDDR5 |
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