AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
—Rasterization23.3
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based32.8
97.8Efficiencyspec-based83.8
20Compute28.8
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
- 75% lower process: 4 nm vs 16 nm
- 52% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,709 MHz
- 23% lower TDP: 92 W vs 120 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- Stronger compute score: 29 vs 20
- 200% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 64 bit
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
- 33% higher bandwidth: 192 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 25% higher Shading units: 1,280 vs 1,024
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Pascal |
| Process | 4 nm+75% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+23% | 120 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,280+25% |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+52% | 1,709 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 192 GB/s+33% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 4,178Bottom 10% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 10,021Bottom 15% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | — |
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