amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 580
VS
nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
8GB GDDR5 185W $229 Apr 2017
Radeon RX 580
$229 • Apr 2017
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W $199 Aug 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 185 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1340 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1152 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 72 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 42.88 GPixel/s | 81.98 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.175 GFLOPS | 3.935 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4176 (+11%)
AMD Radeon RX 580
3753
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
40514 (+16%)
AMD Radeon RX 580
34861
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 580
49.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8835
AMD Radeon RX 580
9787 (+11%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (114 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 580 (+11%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 580
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+2%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 580
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+14%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 580
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+15%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 580
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+11%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 580
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+17%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+15%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+9%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+18%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 580 (+14%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 580 (+15%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+18%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+17%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+35%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+55%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+30%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+33%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+44%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 580 Wins!
Based on 111 benchmarks across 38 games
54
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 580
VS
+12.5%
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
90
Wins
54
Avg FPS
47
Min FPS
81%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
17
Wins
48
Avg FPS
41
Min FPS
15%
Win Rate
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