ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
• GPU Chip
  TU104 GP106-410-A1
• Execution units
  46 10
• Shader
  2944 1280
• Render Output Units
  64 48
• Texture Units
  184 80

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.515 GHz 1.544 GHz+ 3 %
• Boost Clock
  1.730 GHz+ 1 % 1.759 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.710 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  215 W 120 W
• TDP (up)
  250 W+ 5 % --
• Tjunction max
  89 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  34 dB --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  42 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  268 mm 247 mm
• Height
  114 mm 115 mm
• Width
  58 mm 39 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 591 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q3/2016
• Release price
  749 $ --
• Structure size
  12 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  DUAL-RTX2080-8G --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet