Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

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 Radeon RX 6500 XT  vs  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X.

not rated
Place in performance rating
not rated
RDNA 2.0
Architecture
Pascal
28 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
18 October 2018 (3 years ago)
no data
Price now
$489
Navi 24
GPU code name
GP104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Radeon RX 6500 XT  vs  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X 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.

no data
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
160.0
Texture fill rate
136.7
1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1280
2500 MHz
Boost clock speed
1709 MHz
no data
Number of transistors
7,200 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
no data
Length
250 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR5X
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
16 GB/s
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
128.0 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X.

1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

no data
CUDA
6.1

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X 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 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
6.6
Shader Model
6.4
2.1
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Death Stranding (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
F1 2020 (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Gears Tactics (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Doom Eternal (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
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 Radeon RX 6500 XT

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 16 nm)

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

More maximum RAM amount (6 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (192.2 GB/s vs 128.0 GB/s)

So, Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Radeon RX 6500 XT .

Radeon RX 6500 XT versus GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

4.5 Out of 49 Hitesti Score
4.2 Out of 13 Hitesti Score