NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Around 63% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 926 MHz
- Around 42% higher boost clock speed: 1708 MHz vs 1206 MHz
- 803.1x better floating-point performance: 3,935 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
- Around 21% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 6600 MHz
- Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9796 vs 7965
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 772 vs 723
- Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 115.073 vs 111.543
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10566 vs 9983
- Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 2443
- Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3338 vs 1674
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10566 vs 9983
- Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 2443
- Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3338 vs 1674
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz vs 926 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1708 MHz vs 1206 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 3,935 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz vs 6600 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 9796 vs 7965 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 772 vs 723 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 115.073 vs 111.543 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 10566 vs 9983 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3697 vs 2443 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3338 vs 1674 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 10566 vs 9983 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3697 vs 2443 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3338 vs 1674 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
- Around 26% higher texture fill rate: 154.4 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
- Around 78% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1152
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
- Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 33787 vs 32384
- Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1817.005 vs 1325.07
- Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.511 vs 8.057
- 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.875 vs 31.946
- Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 511.362 vs 425.709
- 5.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 842 vs 156
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 154.4 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2048 vs 1152 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 16 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 3 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 33787 vs 32384 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1817.005 vs 1325.07 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 9.511 vs 8.057 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 99.875 vs 31.946 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 511.362 vs 425.709 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 842 vs 156 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 9796 | 7965 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 772 | 723 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 32384 | 33787 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 115.073 | 111.543 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1325.07 | 1817.005 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 8.057 | 9.511 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 31.946 | 99.875 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 425.709 | 511.362 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 10566 | 9983 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3697 | 2443 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3338 | 1674 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 10566 | 9983 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3697 | 2443 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3338 | 1674 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 156 | 842 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) | |
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| Architecture | Pascal | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | GP106 | Ellesmere |
| Launch date | 18 August 2016 | 4 August 2016 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $179 |
| Place in performance rating | 388 | 389 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | Radeon RX 400 Series | |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
| Price now | $109.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 100.00 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1708 MHz | 1206 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 926 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 3,935 gflops | 4.9 TFLOPs |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 1152 | 2048 |
| Texture fill rate | 123.0 GTexel / s | 154.4 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Transistor count | 4,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Compute units | 32 | |
| GPU Power | 85-110 Watt | |
| Stream Processors | 2048 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 250 mm | 241 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
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| Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB / s | 211 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | 6600 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
| CrossFire | ||
| DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| H265/HEVC Decode | ||
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| HDMI 2.0b | ||
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| PowerTune | ||
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| ZeroCore | ||
