MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 GA106-300-A1
• Execution units
  10 28
• Shader
  1280 3584
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  80 112

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 1.875 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.544 GHz+ 3 % 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.759 GHz+ 3 % 1.867 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.837 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 170 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 100 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 v2.1
• DP Ports
  1x 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
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

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
  247 mm 200 mm
• Height
  115 mm 123 mm
• Width
  39 mm 38 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  591 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- 459 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  -- DUAL-RTX3060-O12G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet