GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps vs MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 GP106-300-A1
• Execution units
  10 9
• Shader
  1280 1152
• Render Output Units
  48 48
• Texture Units
  80 72

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 3 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2.257 GHz 2.002 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  216 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz+ 7 % 1.544 GHz+ 3 %
• Boost Clock
  1.860 GHz+ 9 % 1.759 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.835 GHz --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

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

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 1 x 90 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 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x 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_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No 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
  280 mm 188 mm
• Height
  111 mm 116 mm
• Width
  38 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 484 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q3/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1060AORUS-6GD --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet