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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G

Comparing MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G

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Released
Q3/2016

Comparison of MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G video card vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G video card by specs and benchmarks. MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G runs at 1.506 GHz base clock speed and has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory, while video card GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G runs at 1.506 GHz base clock speed and has 6 GB of GDDR5 memory. The weight is different, 1017 g vs --. The TDP of the first video card is 120 W, and the second is 120 W . Compare the benchmark results to find out which video card is better.

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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G
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  • Higher clock speed
    1.620 GHz+ 8 % left arrow 1.506 GHz
    Around 7% better clock speed
  • More memory
    6 GB left arrow 3 GB
    50% more memory
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G
GPU

gpu MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G item

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB left arrow NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  • GPU Chip
    GP106-300-A1 left arrow GP106-410-A1
  • Execution units
    9 left arrow 10
  • Shader
    1152 left arrow 1280
  • Render Output Units
    48 left arrow 48
  • Texture Units
    72 left arrow 80
Memory
  • Memory Size
    3 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    2.002 GHz left arrow 2.079 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    192 GB/s left arrow 199 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    192 bit left arrow 192 bit
Clock Speeds
  • Base Clock
    1.506 GHz left arrow 1.620 GHz+ 8 %
  • Boost Clock
    1.746 GHz+ 2 % left arrow 1.873 GHz+ 10 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.733 GHz left arrow 1.847 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Design
  • TDP
    120 W left arrow 120 W
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm left arrow 2 x 100 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
Connectivity
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4 left arrow 3x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    1 left arrow 1
Featureset
  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    MSI Mystic Light left arrow GIGABYTE RGB Fusion
Supported Video Codecs
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions
  • Length
    277 mm left arrow 281 mm
  • Height
    140 mm left arrow 137 mm
  • Width
    39 mm left arrow 59 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    1017 g left arrow --
Additional data
  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2016 left arrow Q3/2016
  • Structure size
    16 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow GV-N1060XTREME-6GD
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
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