NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB VS AMD Radeon RX 580
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Jul 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
VS
Radeon RX 580
$229 • Apr 2017
AMD Radeon RX 580
8GB GDDR5 185W N/A Apr 2017
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 185 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1709 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 80 | 144 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 82.03 GPixel/s | 42.88 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.375 GFLOPS | 6.175 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 5700 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
4176 (+2%)
AMD Radeon RX 580
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
39230
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
40514 (+3%)
AMD Radeon RX 580
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
10080 (+14%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
8835
AMD Radeon RX 580
Game Benchmarks Comparison (366 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 580 (+10%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 580 (+5%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 580 (+0%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 580 (+20%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 580 (+12%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 580 (+0%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+15%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+6%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+0%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+9%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+10%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+17%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 580
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+4%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+7%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+0%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
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 580 (+%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+35%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+100%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 580 (+44%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 580 (+24%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
Radeon RX 580 (+11%)
AVG 20 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 580
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+9%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+9%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+9%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 580
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+13%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 580
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+18%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 580
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+15%)
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 580 (+32%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+17%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580 (+0%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Wins!
Based on 363 benchmarks across 116 games
43
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
VS
+1.9%
43
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
174
Wins
43
Avg FPS
37
Min FPS
48%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
153
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
42%
Win Rate
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