AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
37.3Rasterization23.3
28.3Ray Tracing20
48.5Memoryspec-based32.8
80.2Efficiencyspec-based83.8
46.7Compute28.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 45 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+18) and rasterization (+14). 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 6700 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 37 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 29
- 194% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 12,300 vs 4,178
- 100% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,280
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- 48% lower TDP: 120 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $479
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 230 W | 120 W+48% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560+100% | 1,280 |
| RT cores | 40 | — |
| Base clock | 2,321 MHz+54% | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,581 MHz+51% | 1,709 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+100% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 384 GB/s+100% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 12,300+194%Top 49% | 4,178Bottom 10% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,550Bottom 24% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 19,300+93%Top 46% | 10,021Bottom 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | 112 fpsBottom 41% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 80 fpsBottom 41% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 41 fpsBottom 43% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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