ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim X 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim X 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 GA104-300-A1
• Execution units
  10 46
• Shader
  1280 5888
• Render Output Units
  48 96
• Texture Units
  80 184

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim X 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.506 GHz 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.746 GHz+ 2 % 1.920 GHz+ 11 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.708 GHz 1.905 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  120 W 280 W+ 27 %
• TDP (up)
  -- 300 W+ 25 %
• Tjunction max
  -- 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim X 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 39-42 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  298 mm 335 mm
• Height
  134 mm 140 mm
• Width
  40 mm 61 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1735 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim X 8G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q4/2020
• Release price
  -- 749 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-6G-GAMING --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet