GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon R9 290
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
106%
Radeon R9 290
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
100%
Radeon R9 290
106%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 |
| 6% 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 R9 290
The Radeon R9 290 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | vs | Hawaii (Hawaii PRO) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | vs | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,400 million | vs | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 1152 | vs | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 9 | vs | 40 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 947 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 72 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | vs | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | vs | 5 Nov 2013 |
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
72.30 GP/s
Radeon R9 290
60.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
108.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 290
152.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
192.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 290
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3470.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 290
4849.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
16380
Radeon R9 290
15440
Points (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
103
Radeon R9 290
89
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
66
Radeon R9 290
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
Radeon R9 290
69
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
70
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
58
Radeon R9 290
60
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
65
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
45
Radeon R9 290
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
Radeon R9 290
55
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
46
Radeon R9 290
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
41
Radeon R9 290
41
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
33
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon R9 290
26
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
17
Radeon R9 290
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
23
Radeon R9 290
24
FPS (higher is better)