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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 1060 vs Radeon R9 390X

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1060

6144 Mb GDDR5 Released 10 Jul 2016 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1060
AMD

Radeon R9 390X

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 18 Jun 2015 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 390X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1060100%
  • Radeon R9 390X108%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1060100%
  • Radeon R9 390X107%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1060

  • 155 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 390X

  • 7% 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 R9 390X
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 390X

The Radeon R9 390X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (75 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 1060Radeon R9 390X
GPU NameGP106 (GP106-400-A1)Grenada (Grenada XT)
Fab Process16 nm28 nm
Die Size200 mm²438 mm²
Transistors4,400 million6,200 million
Shaders12802816
Compute Units1044
Core clock1506 MHz1050 MHz
ROPs4864
TMUs80176

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1060Radeon R9 390X
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width192 bit512 bit
Memory Speed2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective		1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mb8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1060Radeon R9 390X
TDP120 watts275 watts
Release Date10 Jul 201618 Jun 2015

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 106072.30 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 390X67.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1060120.50 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 390X184.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1060192.20 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 390X384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 10603855.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 390X5914.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 106017380
  • Radeon R9 390X18860

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1060138
  • Radeon R9 390X138

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 106070
  • Radeon R9 390X61

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 106073
  • Radeon R9 390X68

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 106066
  • Radeon R9 390X75

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106075
  • Radeon R9 390X80

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106063
  • Radeon R9 390X77

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106050
  • Radeon R9 390X46

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 1060108
  • Radeon R9 390X102

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 106069
  • Radeon R9 390X67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 106071
  • Radeon R9 390X69

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106083
  • Radeon R9 390X89

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106059
  • Radeon R9 390X54

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 106090
  • Radeon R9 390X85

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106061
  • Radeon R9 390X92

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 106026
  • Radeon R9 390X35

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106084
  • Radeon R9 390X92

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

  • GeForce GTX 106078
  • Radeon R9 390X76

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 106052
  • Radeon R9 390X56

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 106070
  • Radeon R9 390X78

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 106059
  • Radeon R9 390X52

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 106079
  • Radeon R9 390X73

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 106062
  • Radeon R9 390X63

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 106070
  • Radeon R9 390X75

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106051
  • Radeon R9 390X47

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 106094
  • Radeon R9 390X91

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 106049
  • Radeon R9 390X42

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 106049
  • Radeon R9 390X55

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 106049
  • Radeon R9 390X49

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 106042
  • Radeon R9 390X56

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106059
  • Radeon R9 390X59

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106040
  • Radeon R9 390X51

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106037
  • Radeon R9 390X35

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 106069
  • Radeon R9 390X70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 106049
  • Radeon R9 390X51

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 106048
  • Radeon R9 390X52

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106054
  • Radeon R9 390X60

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106042
  • Radeon R9 390X44

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 106063
  • Radeon R9 390X61

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106058
  • Radeon R9 390X67

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 106026
  • Radeon R9 390X29

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • GeForce GTX 106074
  • Radeon R9 390X82

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106053
  • Radeon R9 390X69

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

  • GeForce GTX 106052
  • Radeon R9 390X53

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 106034
  • Radeon R9 390X38

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 106052
  • Radeon R9 390X53

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 106046
  • Radeon R9 390X41

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 106056
  • Radeon R9 390X55

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 106042
  • Radeon R9 390X46

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 106049
  • Radeon R9 390X58

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106034
  • Radeon R9 390X33

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 106038
  • Radeon R9 390X36

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 106027
  • Radeon R9 390X26

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 106024
  • Radeon R9 390X26

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 106024
  • Radeon R9 390X33

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106027
  • Radeon R9 390X33

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106020
  • Radeon R9 390X24

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106029
  • Radeon R9 390X26

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 106034
  • Radeon R9 390X36

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 106026
  • Radeon R9 390X29

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 106025
  • Radeon R9 390X30

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106026
  • Radeon R9 390X30

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106024
  • Radeon R9 390X27

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 106032
  • Radeon R9 390X32

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106035
  • Radeon R9 390X38

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 106016
  • Radeon R9 390X19

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • GeForce GTX 106040
  • Radeon R9 390X44

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106026
  • Radeon R9 390X35

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

  • GeForce GTX 106026
  • Radeon R9 390X29

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 106017
  • Radeon R9 390X20

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 106029
  • Radeon R9 390X36

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 106027
  • Radeon R9 390X25

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 106029
  • Radeon R9 390X30

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 106024
  • Radeon R9 390X27

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 106027
  • Radeon R9 390X32

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 106018
  • Radeon R9 390X22

FPS (higher is better)

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