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PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC

PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound vs MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2022
PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound
PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound
Released
Q3/2016
Overall score
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC

What's the best choice PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound or MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound has a maximum frequency of 1.900 GHz. Memory size 24 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2022.

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC has a maximum frequency of 1.544 GHz+ 3 %. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    4 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    1.900 GHz left arrow 1.544 GHz+ 3 %
  • More memory

    75% more memory

    24 GB left arrow 6 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    12 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    19 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    14 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2635 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2628 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2593 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2924 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2565 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2504 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2595 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2027 place

Specifications

Technical data
PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX left arrow NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 31 (RDNA 3) left arrow GP106-410-A1
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow 10
  • Shader
    6144 left arrow 1280
  • Render Output Units
    192 left arrow 48
  • Texture Units
    384 left arrow 80
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    24 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    20 Gbps left arrow 2.002 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    960 GB/s left arrow 192 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    384 bit left arrow 192 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.900 GHz left arrow 1.544 GHz+ 3 %
  • Boost Clock
    2.525 GHz+ 1 % left arrow 1.759 GHz+ 3 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.330 GHz+ 1 % left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    355 W left arrow 120 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 6-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    2 x 110 mm left arrow 1 x 90 mm
  • Fan 2
    1 x 100 mm left arrow --
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v2.1 left arrow 3x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow 1
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 (Ultimate) left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow No
  • LED
    Addressable LED left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    -- left arrow 188 mm
  • Height
    -- left arrow 116 mm
  • Width
    -- left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    -- left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 484 g
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC and PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q3/2016
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    5 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow --
  • Documents
    -- left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
62.06
PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound
4.5
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
125 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound
8 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC
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