GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X+ 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X+ 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB AMD Radeon RX 580
• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 Polaris 20 XT
• Execution units
  10 36
• Shader
  1280 2304
• Render Output Units
  48 32
• Texture Units
  80 144

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X+ 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.506 GHz 1.257 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.708 GHz 1.393 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 185 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X+ 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 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
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• 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 No

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

• Length
  255 mm 276 mm
• Height
  125 mm 140 mm
• Width
  42 mm 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 978 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X+ 8G and GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q3/2019
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  60NRH7DHL6VT --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet