amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $649 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • Oct 2020
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W $299 Jul 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 300 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | 72 | N/A |
| TMUs | 288 | 80 |
| ROPs | 128 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.74 GFLOPS | 4.375 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
17608 (+331%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
138858 (+254%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
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)
264.2 FPS (+384%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
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
24994 (+148%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
10080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (15 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+246%)
AVG 242 FPS
MIN 212 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+260%)
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 154 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+270%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
King's Bounty II
8 2021 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Fulqrum Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+83%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+168%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+244%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
HUMANKIND
8.3 2021 • Strategy AMPLITUDE Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+213%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+239%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+260%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Kena Bridge of Spirits
7.8 2022 • Action, Adventure, Indie Ember Lab
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+220%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+257%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+269%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Aliens Fireteam Elite
7.4 2021 • Action, RPG Cold Iron Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+206%)
AVG 217 FPS
MIN 145 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+261%)
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+291%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Wins!
Based on 15 benchmarks across 5 games
130
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+218.1%
41
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
15
Wins
130
Avg FPS
108
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
0
Wins
41
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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