AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
56.5Rasterization23.3
43.5Ray Tracing20
67Memoryspec-based32.8
73.8Efficiencyspec-based83.8
63.8Compute28.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 59.1 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+35) and rasterization (+33). 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 7900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 57 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 44 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 64 vs 29
- 534% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 26,500 vs 4,178
- 320% higher Shading units: 5,376 vs 1,280
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- 60% lower TDP: 120 W vs 300 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $899
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Process | 5 nm+69% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 120 W+60% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,376+320% | 1,280 |
| RT cores | 84 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 168 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,400 MHz+40% | 1,709 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 20 GB+233% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 320 bit+67% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 800 GB/s+317% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 26,500+534%Top 12% | 4,178Bottom 10% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,400Top 29% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,800+177%Top 10% | 10,021Bottom 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fpsTop 25% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 130 fpsTop 19% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 75 fpsTop 19% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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