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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs Radeon RX 580

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

6144 Mb GDDR5 Released 20 Apr 2017 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
AMD

Radeon RX 580

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 1 Apr 2017 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 580

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps100%
  • Radeon RX 580111%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 580

  • 11% higher gaming performance.
  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Radeon RX 580
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 580

The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (46 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9GbpsRadeon RX 580
GPU NameGP106 (GP106-410-A1)Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process16 nm14 nm
Die Size200 mm²232 mm²
Transistors4,400 million5,700 million
Shaders12802304
Compute Units1036
Core clock1506 MHz1120 MHz
ROPs4832
TMUs80144

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9GbpsRadeon RX 580
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width192 bit256 bit
Memory Speed2257 MHz
9028 MHz effective		2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mb8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9GbpsRadeon RX 580
TDP120 watts150 watts
Release Date20 Apr 20171 Apr 2017

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82.03 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps136.70 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps216.70 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps4375.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 5805834.00 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 58058

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps60
  • Radeon RX 58073

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps48
  • Radeon RX 58049

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps56
  • Radeon RX 58053

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps40
  • Radeon RX 58045

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 58086

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps47
  • Radeon RX 58053

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps54
  • Radeon RX 58056

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 58067

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps32
  • Radeon RX 58036

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 58054

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps52
  • Radeon RX 58058

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps56
  • Radeon RX 58064

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps52
  • Radeon RX 58060

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps46
  • Radeon RX 58059

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82
  • Radeon RX 580106

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps63
  • Radeon RX 58064

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps77
  • Radeon RX 58074

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps63
  • Radeon RX 58071

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 580138

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps76
  • Radeon RX 58079

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps69
  • Radeon RX 58075

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps83
  • Radeon RX 58087

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 58091

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps54
  • Radeon RX 58060

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 58080

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps70
  • Radeon RX 58080

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps85
  • Radeon RX 58094

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps72
  • Radeon RX 58084

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 58063

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps66
  • Radeon RX 58086

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps31
  • Radeon RX 58038

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
  • Radeon RX 58029

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps31
  • Radeon RX 58030

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps20
  • Radeon RX 58022

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 58043

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps34
  • Radeon RX 58034

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps24
  • Radeon RX 58027

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps26
  • Radeon RX 58027

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 58037

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps16
  • Radeon RX 58018

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 58028

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
  • Radeon RX 58034

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps28
  • Radeon RX 58033

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
  • Radeon RX 58036

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps24
  • Radeon RX 58033

FPS (higher is better)

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