NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 730 MHz
  • 2.2x more boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • 7.3x more texture fill rate: 136.7 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
  • 3.3x more pipelines: 1280 vs 384
  • 7.3x better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 599.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
  • 4.4x more memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 11.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 10079 vs 896
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 747 vs 304
  • 6.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35369 vs 5684
  • 9.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 119.148 vs 12.111
  • 5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1373.562 vs 253.178
  • 7.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.694 vs 1.211
  • 6.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 454.799 vs 73.506
  • 7.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12442 vs 1645
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3691 vs 2426
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 1677
  • 7.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12442 vs 1645
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3691 vs 2426
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 1677
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 730 MHz
Boost clock speed 1709 MHz vs 780 MHz
Texture fill rate 136.7 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 384
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops vs 599.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 10079 vs 896
PassMark - G2D Mark 747 vs 304
Geekbench - OpenCL 35369 vs 5684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 119.148 vs 12.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1373.562 vs 253.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.694 vs 1.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 454.799 vs 73.506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12442 vs 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3691 vs 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 vs 1677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12442 vs 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3691 vs 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 vs 1677

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 23.777 vs 21.766
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 23.777 vs 21.766

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
10079
896
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
747
304
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
35369
5684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
119.148
12.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1373.562
253.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.694
1.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.766
23.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
454.799
73.506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12442
1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3691
2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
1677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12442
1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3691
2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
1677
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 10079 896
PassMark - G2D Mark 747 304
Geekbench - OpenCL 35369 5684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 119.148 12.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1373.562 253.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.694 1.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.766 23.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 454.799 73.506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12442 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3691 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 1677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12442 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3691 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 1677
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 907

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP106 Oland
Launch date 19 July 2016 30 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $299
Place in performance rating 356 1199
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1709 MHz 780 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 730 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 599.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1280 384
Texture fill rate 136.7 GTexel / s 18.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 250 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3