GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon R9 285
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
151%
Radeon R9 285
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
196%
Radeon R9 285
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
96% higher gaming performance. |
70 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 285 . |
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 285 |
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (21 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 285 | |
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GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | vs | Tonga (Tonga PRO) |
Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 28 nm |
Die Size | 200 mm² | vs | 366 mm² |
Transistors | 4,400 million | vs | 5,000 million |
Shaders | 1152 | vs | 1792 |
Compute Units | 9 | vs | 28 |
Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 918 MHz |
ROPs | 48 | vs | 32 |
TMUs | 72 | vs | 112 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 285 | |
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Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit |
Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | vs | 1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective |
Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 285 | |
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TDP | 120 watts | vs | 190 watts |
Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | vs | 2 Sep 2014 |
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
72.30 GP/s
Radeon R9 285
29.38 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
108.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 285
102.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
192.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 285
176.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3470.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 285
3290.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
16380
Radeon R9 285
10790
Points (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
103
Radeon R9 285
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
66
Radeon R9 285
44
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
Radeon R9 285
45
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
70
Radeon R9 285
38
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
82
Radeon R9 285
50
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
58
Radeon R9 285
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
68
Radeon R9 285
50
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
65
Radeon R9 285
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
45
Radeon R9 285
30
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
Radeon R9 285
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
46
Radeon R9 285
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
49
Radeon R9 285
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
41
Radeon R9 285
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
47
Radeon R9 285
33
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
33
Radeon R9 285
4
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon R9 285
9
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon R9 285
13
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
17
Radeon R9 285
11
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
24
Radeon R9 285
18
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
23
Radeon R9 285
14
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
26
Radeon R9 285
15
FPS (higher is better)