AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2403.187 vs 1373.562
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.935 vs 8.694
  • 5.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 127.899 vs 21.766
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 625.512 vs 454.799
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 October 2018 vs 19 July 2016
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 16 nm
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2403.187 vs 1373.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.935 vs 8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 127.899 vs 21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.512 vs 454.799
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

  • Around 29% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1168 MHz
  • Around 33% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1284 MHz
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 7000 MHz
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 10077 vs 7690
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 749 vs 660
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35364 vs 34637
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12442 vs 9258
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12442 vs 9258
  • Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4208 vs 3755
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 1168 MHz
Boost clock speed 1709 MHz vs 1284 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 10077 vs 7690
PassMark - G2D Mark 749 vs 660
Geekbench - OpenCL 35364 vs 34637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 119.148 vs 118.97
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12442 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12442 vs 9258
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4208 vs 3755

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7690
10077
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
660
749
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
34637
35364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
118.97
119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2403.187
1373.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.935
8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
127.899
21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
625.512
454.799
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3755
4208
Name AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark - G3D Mark 7690 10077
PassMark - G2D Mark 660 749
Geekbench - OpenCL 34637 35364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 118.97 119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2403.187 1373.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.935 8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 127.899 21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.512 454.799
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9258 12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9258 12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3755 4208

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Pascal
Code name Polaris 20 GP106
Launch date 15 October 2018 19 July 2016
Place in performance rating 343 345
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $299

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1284 MHz 1709 MHz
Core clock speed 1168 MHz 1506 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 4,400 million
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Pipelines 1280
Texture fill rate 136.7 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 250 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 8008 MHz
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory type GDDR5