Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC

Comparison of GPU cores for Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• Based on
  AMD RX Vega 64 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
• GPU Chip
  Vega 10 XT GP106-410-A1
• Execution units
  64 10
• Shader
  4096 1280
• Render Output Units
  64 48
• Texture Units
  256 80

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  HBM2 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  0.945 GHz 2.002 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  484 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  2048 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.373 GHz+ 10 % 1.544 GHz+ 3 %
• Boost Clock
  1.580 GHz+ 2 % 1.759 GHz+ 3 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  295 W 120 W
• TDP (up)
  375 W --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 92 mm 1 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  1 x 80 mm --

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  -- 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 1x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- 1

In this section, we'll explore what functions the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Let's compare how Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The comparison of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  310 mm 178 mm
• Height
  133 mm 118 mm
• Width
  54 mm 38 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 444 g

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 iGAMER 6G OC, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2016
• Structure size
  14 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  11275-03 --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet