MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Shadow 2X VS Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge OC

Both the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Shadow 2X and the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge OC feature a base GPU clock speed of 2280 MHz, while the Zotac model has a slightly higher turbo boost at 2527 MHz compared to MSI's 2497 MHz. This small difference may result in a slight edge in performance for the Zotac card in peak conditions.

When it comes to pixel rate, the Zotac card offers 121.3 GPixel/s, surpassing the MSI card's 119.9 GPixel/s, which could translate to marginally higher image processing capabilities for the Zotac model. The floating-point performance also sees a small gap, with Zotac's 19.41 TFLOPS edging out MSI's 19.18 TFLOPS.

Texture rate is another area where the Zotac card leads, providing 303.2 GTexels/s compared to MSI's 299.6 GTexels/s. Both cards have identical GPU memory speeds at 1750 MHz, as well as matching configurations in shading units (3840), texture mapping units (120), and render output units (48). Lastly, both cards support Double Precision Floating Point (DPFP), ensuring high-precision calculations in compute-heavy tasks.

Both the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Shadow 2X and the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge OC have identical memory specifications. Both feature an effective memory speed of 28000 MHz, a maximum memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s, and 8GB of VRAM. They also both utilize GDDR7 memory and have a 128-bit memory bus width.

Additionally, both cards support ECC (Error-Correcting Code) memory, ensuring more reliable data handling for high-performance tasks.

With these matching memory specs, there is no difference between the two products in terms of memory performance and capabilities.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Shadow 2X and the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge OC share identical features. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and OpenCL 3, ensuring compatibility with the latest graphics and compute APIs. They also both support multi-display technology, ray tracing, 3D rendering, and DLSS, offering high-end visual capabilities for gaming and creative work.

Neither product supports XeSS (XMX), but both cards support Intel Resizable BAR, which can enhance performance with supported CPUs. Additionally, both cards do not feature LHR (Lite Hash Rate) limitations, meaning they can be used for mining without restrictions.

RGB lighting is absent in both cards, and they both support up to 4 displays, providing ample connectivity for multi-monitor setups.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Shadow 2X and the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge OC both offer identical port configurations. Each card includes one HDMI output with support for HDMI 2.1b, as well as three DisplayPort outputs. Neither card features USB-C ports, DVI outputs, nor mini DisplayPort outputs.

With the same HDMI version and DisplayPort outputs on both cards, there is no difference in terms of connectivity between the two models.

Both the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Shadow 2X and the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge OC share identical general specifications. Both cards are based on the Blackwell GPU architecture, feature a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 145W, and use a 5 nm semiconductor size. They also have the same number of transistors at 21,900 million and support PCI Express 5.0 for high-speed data transfer.

Neither card includes air-water cooling, and both have similar height specifications, with the MSI card measuring 120 mm in height, while the Zotac card is slightly larger at 120.25 mm. The width of the cards differs slightly as well, with the MSI card being 197 mm wide, compared to the Zotac card's 220.5 mm width.

In summary, the two cards are almost identical in core specifications, with the Zotac card being slightly larger in both width and height.