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    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs Radeon RX 470

    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Apr 2017
    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
    Radeon RX 470
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 470

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      107%
    • Radeon RX 470
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

    7% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 470

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

    The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (44 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9GbpsRadeon RX 470
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-410-A1)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)
    Fab Process16 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs232 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders1280vs2048
    Compute Units10vs32
    Core clock1506 MHzvs926 MHz
    ROPs48vs32
    TMUs80vs128

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9GbpsRadeon RX 470
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2257 MHz
    9028 MHz effective    		vs1650 MHz
    6600 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9GbpsRadeon RX 470
    TDP120 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date20 Apr 2017vs29 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      82.03 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      38.60 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      136.70 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      154.40 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      216.70 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      211.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      4375.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 470
      4940.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      49
    • Radeon RX 470
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      60
    • Radeon RX 470
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      48
    • Radeon RX 470
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      40
    • Radeon RX 470
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      80
    • Radeon RX 470
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      59
    • Radeon RX 470
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      47
    • Radeon RX 470
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      54
    • Radeon RX 470
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      58
    • Radeon RX 470
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      32
    • Radeon RX 470
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      52
    • Radeon RX 470
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      52
    • Radeon RX 470
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      56
    • Radeon RX 470
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      52
    • Radeon RX 470
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      46
    • Radeon RX 470
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      82
    • Radeon RX 470
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      63
    • Radeon RX 470
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      63
    • Radeon RX 470
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      122
    • Radeon RX 470
      131

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      76
    • Radeon RX 470
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      69
    • Radeon RX 470
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      83
    • Radeon RX 470
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      82
    • Radeon RX 470
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      54
    • Radeon RX 470
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      78
    • Radeon RX 470
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      70
    • Radeon RX 470
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      85
    • Radeon RX 470
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      72
    • Radeon RX 470
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      62
    • Radeon RX 470
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      66
    • Radeon RX 470
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      31
    • Radeon RX 470
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      29
    • Radeon RX 470
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      20
    • Radeon RX 470
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      39
    • Radeon RX 470
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      34
    • Radeon RX 470
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      24
    • Radeon RX 470
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      26
    • Radeon RX 470
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      35
    • Radeon RX 470
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      16
    • Radeon RX 470
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      26
    • Radeon RX 470
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      29
    • Radeon RX 470
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      28
    • Radeon RX 470
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      29
    • Radeon RX 470
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
      24
    • Radeon RX 470
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

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