AMD Radeon RX 560
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 560
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon RX 560  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

326
Place in performance rating
136
41.98
Value for money (0-100)
58.53
GCN 4.0
Architecture
Pascal
Polaris 21
Code name
GP106
Desktop
Type
Desktop
18 April 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
18 August 2016 (5 years ago)
$99
Launch price (MSRP)
$199
$594 (6x MSRP)
Price now
$441 (2.2x MSRP)
5.93
Value for money
30.53
Polaris 21
GPU code name
GP106
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon RX 560  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1024
Pipelines
1152
1175 MHz
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
1275 MHz
Boost Clock
1708 MHz
3,000 million
Transistor count
4,400 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
75 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
81.60
Texture fill rate
123.0
2,611 gflops
Floating-point performance
3,935 gflops
1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1152
1275 MHz
Boost clock speed
1708 MHz
3,000 million
Number of transistors
4,400 million
75 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 560 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon RX 560 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

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

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon RX 560 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

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

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon RX 560 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
no data
Vulkan
+

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 560 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon RX 560 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 560
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 560
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 560
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 560
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 560
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 16 nm)

Less power consumption (75 Watt vs 120 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 3 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

27.41% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($441 (2.2x MSRP) vs $594 (6x MSRP))

More pipelines (1152 vs 1024)

More memory bandwidth (192.2 GB/s vs 112.0 GB/s)

So, AMD Radeon RX 560 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB .

AMD Radeon RX 560 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

4.0 Out of 230 Hitesti Score
4.3 Out of 455 Hitesti Score