GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon RX 480
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
100%
Radeon RX 480
112%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
100%
Radeon RX 480
113%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
Supports PhysX |
Supports G-Sync |
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480 |
13% higher gaming performance. |
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
Supports FreeSync |
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
Supports TrueAudio |
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 480
The Radeon RX 480 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (23 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon RX 480 | |
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GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | vs | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) |
Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Die Size | 200 mm² | vs | 232 mm² |
Transistors | 4,400 million | vs | 5,700 million |
Shaders | 1152 | vs | 2304 |
Compute Units | 9 | vs | 36 |
Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 1120 MHz |
ROPs | 48 | vs | 32 |
TMUs | 72 | vs | 144 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon RX 480 | |
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Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit |
Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | vs | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon RX 480 | |
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TDP | 120 watts | vs | 150 watts |
Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | vs | 29 Jun 2016 |
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
72.30 GP/s
Radeon RX 480
40.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
108.40 GT/s
Radeon RX 480
182.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
192.20 GB/s
Radeon RX 480
256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3470.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 480
5834.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
16380
Radeon RX 480
18430
Points (higher is better)
DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
50
Radeon RX 480
50
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
76
Radeon RX 480
86
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
45
Radeon RX 480
46
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
Radeon RX 480
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
46
Radeon RX 480
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
49
Radeon RX 480
56
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
41
Radeon RX 480
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
47
Radeon RX 480
51
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
119
Radeon RX 480
136
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
66
Radeon RX 480
66
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
Radeon RX 480
75
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
70
Radeon RX 480
70
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
Radeon RX 480
54
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
82
Radeon RX 480
77
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
58
Radeon RX 480
59
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
68
Radeon RX 480
74
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
Radeon RX 480
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon RX 480
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon RX 480
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
17
Radeon RX 480
24
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
24
Radeon RX 480
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
23
Radeon RX 480
24
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
26
Radeon RX 480
27
FPS (higher is better)