AMD Radeon RX 590 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Jul 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 175 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 4.375 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
4611 (+13%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783 (+17%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
39230
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
61.2 FPS (+12%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
10080 (+8%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (264 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+19%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+14%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+9%)
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+32%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+24%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+10%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+5%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+3%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+11%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+2%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+8%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+15%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+17%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+7%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+48%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+125%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+58%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+38%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 590 (+22%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+1%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+3%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+7%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+5%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sons Of The Forest
7.5 2023 • Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation Endnight Games Ltd
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+46%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+29%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+13%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 590 Wins!
Based on 264 benchmarks across 82 games
42
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+9.9%
38
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
171
Wins
42
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
65%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
69
Wins
38
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
26%
Win Rate
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