Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs Radeon RX 480
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 20 Apr 2017
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 480
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Jun 2016
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps100%
- Radeon RX 480103%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 RX 480
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (44 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-410-A1) | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 10 | 36 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 144 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2257 MHz
9028 MHz effective | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 6144 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Apr 2017 | 29 Jun 2016 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82.03 GP/s
- Radeon RX 48040.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps136.70 GT/s
- Radeon RX 480182.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps216.70 GB/s
- Radeon RX 480256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps4375.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 4805834.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Ashes Of The Singularity
High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps49
- Radeon RX 48053
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 1
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps60
- Radeon RX 48068
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps48
- Radeon RX 48044
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps40
- Radeon RX 48044
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps80
- Radeon RX 48086
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2017
Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps59
- Radeon RX 48055
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps47
- Radeon RX 48048
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps54
- Radeon RX 48052
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps58
- Radeon RX 48061
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps32
- Radeon RX 48033
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps52
- Radeon RX 48050
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps52
- Radeon RX 48054
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps56
- Radeon RX 48059
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps52
- Radeon RX 48055
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps46
- Radeon RX 48052
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 1
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82
- Radeon RX 48095
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps63
- Radeon RX 48058
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps63
- Radeon RX 48070
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps122
- Radeon RX 480136
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2017
Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps76
- Radeon RX 48070
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps69
- Radeon RX 48070
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps83
- Radeon RX 48081
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82
- Radeon RX 48084
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps54
- Radeon RX 48055
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps78
- Radeon RX 48074
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps70
- Radeon RX 48075
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps85
- Radeon RX 48088
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps72
- Radeon RX 48077
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps62
- Radeon RX 48053
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps66
- Radeon RX 48081
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 1
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps31
- Radeon RX 48035
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
- Radeon RX 48026
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps20
- Radeon RX 48021
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps39
- Radeon RX 48042
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2017
Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps34
- Radeon RX 48032
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps24
- Radeon RX 48024
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps26
- Radeon RX 48024
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps35
- Radeon RX 48034
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps16
- Radeon RX 48015
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps26
- Radeon RX 48024
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
- Radeon RX 48034
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps28
- Radeon RX 48029
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
- Radeon RX 48033
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps24
- Radeon RX 48030
FPS (higher is better)