AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
32.6Rasterization23.3
24.5Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based32.8
88.9Efficiencyspec-based83.8
40.5Compute28.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 41.5 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+12) and rasterization (+9). 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 6600 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 29
- 144% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,200 vs 4,178
- 60% higher Shading units: 2,048 vs 1,280
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
- 25% lower TDP: 120 W vs 160 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $379
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 120 W+25% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+60% | 1,280 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 1,968 MHz+31% | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,589 MHz+51% | 1,709 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+33% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,200+144%Bottom 39% | 4,178Bottom 10% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,850Bottom 8% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,000+60%Bottom 42% | 10,021Bottom 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | 88 fpsBottom 19% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 62 fpsBottom 17% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 31 fpsBottom 17% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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