EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW+ GAMING 3GB vs MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW+ GAMING 3GB and MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
• GPU Chip
  GP106-300-A1 AD104-250 / AD104-251 (Ada Lovelace)
• Shader
  1152 5888
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  72 184

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

• Memory Size
  3 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 21 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW+ GAMING 3GB and MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.620 GHz+ 8 % 1.920 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.847 GHz+ 8 % 2.625 GHz+ 6 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 215 W+ 8 %
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 16-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW+ GAMING 3GB and MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 95 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1a
• DP Ports
  3x 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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting 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
  267 mm 338 mm
• Height
  111 mm 141 mm
• Width
  -- 52 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G and EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW+ GAMING 3GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q2/2023
• Structure size
  16 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  03G-P4-6168-KR --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet