AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
41.6Rasterization23.3
30.5Ray Tracing20
56.8Memoryspec-based32.8
77.7Efficiencyspec-based83.8
53.2Compute28.8
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 68001 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6800 wins this graphics card face-off, 48.8 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+24) and rasterization (+18). 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 6800
- Stronger rasterization score: 42 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 53 vs 29
- 291% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,340 vs 4,178
- 200% higher Shading units: 3,840 vs 1,280
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- 52% lower TDP: 120 W vs 250 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $579
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 250 W | 120 W+52% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840+200% | 1,280 |
| RT cores | 60 | — |
| Base clock | 1,815 MHz+21% | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,105 MHz+23% | 1,709 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+167% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+167% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 16,340+291%Top 34% | 4,178Bottom 10% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,977Bottom 35% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 22,052+120%Top 33% | 10,021Bottom 15% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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