Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs Radeon R9 390
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 20 Apr 2017
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 390
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 18 Jun 2015
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps100%
- Radeon R9 390102%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
- 155 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 390
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-410-A1) | Grenada (Grenada PRO) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,400 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 10 | 40 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 160 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2257 MHz
9028 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 6144 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Apr 2017 | 18 Jun 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82.03 GP/s
- Radeon R9 39064.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps136.70 GT/s
- Radeon R9 390160.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps216.70 GB/s
- Radeon R9 390384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps4375.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 3905120.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps63
- Radeon R9 39072
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps69
- Radeon R9 39061
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps83
- Radeon R9 39083
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82
- Radeon R9 39085
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps70
- Radeon R9 39075
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps40
- Radeon R9 39046
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps47
- Radeon R9 39045
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps54
- Radeon R9 39056
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps58
- Radeon R9 39061
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps52
- Radeon R9 39050
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps20
- Radeon R9 39021
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps24
- Radeon R9 39023
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps26
- Radeon R9 39027
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps35
- Radeon R9 39034
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
- Radeon R9 39033
FPS (higher is better)