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    GeForce GTX 1060 vs Radeon R9 290

    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Radeon R9 290
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 5 Nov 2013
    Radeon R9 290

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      112%
    • Radeon R9 290
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      115%
    • Radeon R9 290
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    15% higher gaming performance.
    155 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 290 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 R9 290

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060

    The GeForce GTX 1060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (26 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060Radeon R9 290
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-400-A1)vsHawaii (Hawaii PRO)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs438 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs6,200 million
    Shaders1280vs2560
    Compute Units10vs40
    Core clock1506 MHzvs947 MHz
    ROPs48vs64
    TMUs80vs160

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060Radeon R9 290
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs512 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs1250 MHz
    5000 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060Radeon R9 290
    TDP120 wattsvs275 watts
    Release Date10 Jul 2016vs5 Nov 2013

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 290
      60.60 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 290
      152.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 290
      320.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 290
      4849.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17380
    • Radeon R9 290
      15440

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • Radeon R9 290
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • Radeon R9 290
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      108
    • Radeon R9 290
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71
    • Radeon R9 290
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90
    • Radeon R9 290
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      65
    • Radeon R9 290
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78
    • Radeon R9 290
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • Radeon R9 290
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62
    • Radeon R9 290
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon R9 290
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon R9 290
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69
    • Radeon R9 290
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • Radeon R9 290
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • Radeon R9 290
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • Radeon R9 290
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • Radeon R9 290
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46
    • Radeon R9 290
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • Radeon R9 290
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • Radeon R9 290
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • Radeon R9 290
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • Radeon R9 290
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • Radeon R9 290
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28
    • Radeon R9 290
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • Radeon R9 290
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • Radeon R9 290
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • Radeon R9 290
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

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