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EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0 vs MSI GTX 1060 AERO ITX 6G OC

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94
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Brand
EVGA
Brand
MSI
Model
04G-P4-2974-KR
Model
GTX 1060 AERO ITX 6G OC
Release Date
📅 February 2015
Release Date
📅 March 2017
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(116 reviews)
User reviews
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
68th / 95
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
62nd / 95
Gaming Effective Value
1159th / 1430
Gaming Effective Value
1030th / 1430
TDP
🔌 145 Watts
TDP
🔌 120 Watts
Price history
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Supported PC parts
Supported PC parts
Pros
  • Good cooling system
  • Great overclock potential
  • Competitive pricing
  • Quiet in idle
Pros
-
Cons
  • Some users experienced coil noise under heavy load
  • Noisy under load, compared to other GTX 970 cards
Cons
-
Series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series
Series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 Series
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Chipset
GeForce GTX 970
GPU Chipset
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GPU Memory Size
4 GB
GPU Memory Size
6 GB
GPU Memory Type
GDDR5
GPU Memory Type
GDDR5
GPU Memory Interface
256-bit
GPU Memory Interface
192-bit
GPU Clock Rate
1170 MHz
GPU Clock Rate
1540 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
1320 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
1760 MHz
DirectX
DirectX 12
DirectX
DirectX 12
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.4
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.5
Max Resolution
4096 x 2160
Max Resolution
-
Length
241 mm
Length
175 mm
Cooling Type
2 Fans
Cooling Type
1 Fan
Power Connectors
2 PCIe 6-pin
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 6-pin
SLI Support
Yes
SLI Support
No
CrossFire Support
No
CrossFire Support
No
DVI-D (Dual Link)
1
DVI-D (Dual Link)
1
DVI-I (Dual Link)
1
DVI-I (Dual Link)
0
DisplayPort
1
DisplayPort
2
HDMI
1
HDMI
2
G-SYNC Support
Yes
G-SYNC Support
Yes
FreeSync Support
No
FreeSync Support
No
Expansion slots required
2
Expansion slots required
2

What are the differences between EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0 and MSI GTX 1060 AERO ITX 6G OC? Analyze head-to-head all specifications and features to find out the better video card.

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to pick the EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0:

  • If you are NOT building a mini ITX PC.
  • Supports NVIDIA SLI.
  • +1 Ports DVI-I Dual-Link.

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Reasons to pick the MSI GTX 1060 AERO ITX 6G OC:

  • 6% cheaper, you can save $14.00.
  • Moderately better average gaming performance, around +14%.
  • Moderately better gaming effective value.
  • Newer Product, it was released around 2 years later.
  • Around 17% lower thermal design power.
  • If you are building a mini ITX PC.
  • More VRAM memory available (+2 GB)
  • +1 Display Ports.
  • +1 Ports HDMI.

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