NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
AMD Radeon RX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
AMD Radeon RX 580

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB  vs  AMD Radeon RX 580.

136
Place in performance rating
149
58.53
Value for money (0-100)
71.43
Pascal
Architecture
Polaris
GP106
Code name
Polaris 20
Desktop
Type
Desktop
18 August 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
18 April 2017 (4 years ago)
$199
Launch price (MSRP)
$229
$441 (2.2x MSRP)
Price now
$566 (2.5x MSRP)
30.53
Value for money
23.02
GP106
GPU code name
Polaris 20
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB  vs  AMD Radeon RX 580 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.

1152
Pipelines
2304
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
1257 MHz
1708 MHz
Boost Clock
1340 MHz
4,400 million
Transistor count
5,700 million
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
120 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
185 Watt
123.0
Texture fill rate
193.0
3,935 gflops
Floating-point performance
6,175 gflops
1152
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2304
1708 MHz
Boost clock speed
1340 MHz
4,400 million
Number of transistors
5,700 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
185 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and AMD Radeon RX 580 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
250 mm
Length
241 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs AMD Radeon RX 580.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
3 GB
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
8008 MHz
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
192.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
256.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs AMD Radeon RX 580.

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

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and AMD Radeon RX 580 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_1)
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
+
Vulkan
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and AMD Radeon RX 580 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

1.83% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($441 (2.2x MSRP) vs $566 (2.5x MSRP))

Less power consumption (120 Watt vs 185 Watt)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580

More pipelines (2304 vs 1152)

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 16 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 3 GB)

More memory bandwidth (256.0 GB/s vs 192.2 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580?

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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB versus AMD Radeon RX 580 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

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348952 (100 %)

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3DMark Fire Strike Score

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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3DMark Vantage Performance

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Passmark

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User rating

4.3 Out of 455 Hitesti Score
4.3 Out of 1141 Hitesti Score