MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G vs MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC

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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G launched Q3/2016, which is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB architecture. It will come with 6 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR5 memory.The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G features 1280 shader, 48 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.708 GHz and equipped with a power draw of 120 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC launched Q1/2021, which is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 architecture. It will come with 12 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR6 memory.The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC features 3584 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.807 GHz+ 2 % and equipped with a power draw of 170 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G

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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G

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	GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GP106-410-A1	GPU Chip	GA106-300-A1
10	Execution units	28
1280	Shader	3584
48	Render Output Units	64
80	Texture Units	112
	Memory
6 GB	Memory Size	12 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
2.002 GHz	Memory Speed	1.875 GHz
192 GB/s	Memory Bandwith	360 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	192 bit
	Clock Speeds
1.506 GHz	Base Clock	1.320 GHz
1.708 GHz	Boost Clock	1.807 GHz+ 2 %
	Avg (Game) Clock	1.777 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes
	Thermal Design
120 W	TDP	170 W
--	TDP (up)	170 W
--	Tjunction max	--
1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin
	Cooler & Fans
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
2 x 100 mm	Fan 1	2 x 100 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB / Silent	Noise (Idle)	0 dB / Silent
--	Noise (Load)	35 dB
	Connectivity
4	Max. Displays	4
2.2	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4a
1	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--
	Featureset
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12_2
No	Raytracing	Yes
No	DLSS / FSR	Yes}
No LED lighting	LED	No LED lighting
	Supported Video Codecs
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	Decode
No	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode
	Dimensions
279 mm	Length	235 mm
140 mm	Height	124 mm
38 mm	Width	42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
737 g	Weight	675 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16
	Additional data
--	Part-no	--
Q3/2016	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	399 $
16 nm	Structure size	8 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G		MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC
120 W	Max TDP	170 W
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