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

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  Radeon RX 560 XT.

136
Place in performance rating
not rated
58.53
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Pascal
Architecture
GCN 4.0
GP106
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
18 August 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
13 March 2019 (2 years ago)
$199
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$441 (2.2x MSRP)
Price now
$850
30.53
Value for money
no data
GP106
GPU code name
Ellesmere
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB  vs  Radeon RX 560 XT 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
no data
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
973 MHz
1708 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
4,400 million
Transistor count
no data
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
120 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
123.0
Texture fill rate
120.2
3,935 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
1152
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1792
1708 MHz
Boost clock speed
1073 MHz
4,400 million
Number of transistors
5,700 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
150 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon RX 560 XT 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 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon RX 560 XT.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
3 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
8008 MHz
Memory clock speed
6600 MHz
192.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
211.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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

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 Radeon RX 560 XT 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
1.2.131
no data
Shader Model
6.4
no data
OpenCL
2.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon RX 560 XT 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 Radeon RX 560 XT 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
Radeon RX 560 XT
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Radeon RX 560 XT
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Radeon RX 560 XT
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Radeon RX 560 XT
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Radeon RX 560 XT
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

45.4% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($441 (2.2x MSRP) vs $850)

Advantages of Radeon RX 560 XT

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 16 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 3 GB)

More memory bandwidth (211.2 GB/s vs 192.2 GB/s)

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

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

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

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

4.3 Out of 455 Hitesti Score
3.0 Out of 4 Hitesti Score