amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W $399 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
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 Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 210 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1471 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 224 | 80 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 2048-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 800 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 94.14 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 409.6 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 10.54 GFLOPS | 4.375 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 495 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 12500 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 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
6723 (+65%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
47815 (+22%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
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)
81.2 FPS (+49%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
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
13099 (+30%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
10080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (378 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+55%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+52%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+36%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+52%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+53%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+48%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 25 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 Vega 56 (+46%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+50%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+61%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 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 Vega 56 (+6%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+49%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+52%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+55%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+55%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+57%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 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 Vega 56 (+%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+52%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+88%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+42%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+48%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+17%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 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 Vega 56 (+30%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+30%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+33%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+31%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+34%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+43%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
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 Vega 56 (+96%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+71%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+67%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Wins!
Based on 375 benchmarks across 120 games
61
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
VS
+41.3%
43
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
368
Wins
61
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
5
Wins
43
Avg FPS
37
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
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