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AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

WINNER
40Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
34Inno Score
29.8Rasterization23.3
20Ray Tracing20
45.7Memoryspec-based32.8
86.4Efficiencyspec-based83.8
38.5Compute28.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 57002 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 5700 wins this graphics card face-off, 40 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+10) and rasterization (+7). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5700

  • Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 23
  • Stronger compute score: 39 vs 29
  • 133% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
  • 103% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,500 vs 4,178
  • 80% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,280

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

  • 33% lower TDP: 120 W vs 180 W
  • Lower launch price: $249 vs $349

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Announced20192016
ArchitectureRDNAPascal
Process7 nm+56%16 nm
TDP180 W120 W+33%
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Shading units2,304+80%1,280
Base clock1,465 MHz1,506 MHz+3%
Boost clock1,725 MHz+1%1,709 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
VRAM8 GB+33%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width256 bit+33%192 bit
Bandwidth448 GB/s+133%192 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
3DMark Time Spy8,500+103%Bottom 30%4,178Bottom 10%
PassMark G3D14,204+42%Bottom 33%10,021Bottom 15%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
UpscalingFSR 1—

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