NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs AMD Radeon RX 580
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and AMD Radeon RX 580 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, 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, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
- Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
- Around 20% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1257 MHz
- Around 28% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1340 MHz
- 705.6x better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
- Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 185 Watt
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9056 vs 8827
- 3.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3917 vs 1005
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 26 December 2017 vs 18 April 2017 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz vs 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz vs 1340 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 4,375 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 185 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz vs 8000 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 9056 vs 8827 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 vs 3349 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 vs 3349 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 3917 vs 1005 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580
- 1411.6x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
- Around 80% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1280
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
- Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 5 GB
- Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 611
- Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 35108
- Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 10818
- Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3695 vs 3417
- Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 10818
- Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3695 vs 3417
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 192.96 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2304 vs 1280 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 16 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 5 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 767 vs 611 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 39028 vs 35108 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 11281 vs 10818 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3695 vs 3417 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 11281 vs 10818 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3695 vs 3417 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 9056 | 8827 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 611 | 767 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 35108 | 39028 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 10818 | 11281 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3417 | 3695 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 | 3349 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 10818 | 11281 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3417 | 3695 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 | 3349 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 3917 | 1005 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 116.142 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1022.932 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 9.235 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 84.034 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 607.721 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB | AMD Radeon RX 580 | |
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| Architecture | Pascal | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | GP106 | Polaris 20 |
| Launch date | 26 December 2017 | 18 April 2017 |
| Place in performance rating | 303 | 341 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | Radeon RX 500 Series | |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | |
| Price now | $169.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 76.21 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 4,375 gflops | 6.2 TFLOPs |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 1280 | 2304 |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 GTexel / s | 192.96 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Transistor count | 4,400 million | 5,700 million |
| Compute units | 36 | |
| Pixel fill rate | 42.88 GP/s | |
| Render output units | 32 | |
| Stream Processors | 2304 | |
| Texture Units | 144 | |
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 8-pin |
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| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 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 | 5 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.2 GB / s | 256 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 256 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
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| LiquidVR | ||
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| VR Ready | ||
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