GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon RX 470
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
100%
Radeon RX 470
101%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
103%
Radeon RX 470
100%
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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (22 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon RX 470 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | vs | Ellesmere (Ellesmere PRO) |
| 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 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 9 | vs | 32 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 926 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 72 | vs | 128 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon RX 470 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | vs | 1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon RX 470 | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | vs | 29 Jun 2016 |
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
72.30 GP/s
Radeon RX 470
38.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
108.40 GT/s
Radeon RX 470
154.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
192.20 GB/s
Radeon RX 470
211.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3470.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 470
4940.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
16380
Radeon RX 470
16690
Points (higher is better)
DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
50
Radeon RX 470
44
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
76
Radeon RX 470
83
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
45
Radeon RX 470
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
Radeon RX 470
47
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
46
Radeon RX 470
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
49
Radeon RX 470
50
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
41
Radeon RX 470
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
47
Radeon RX 470
44
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
119
Radeon RX 470
131
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
66
Radeon RX 470
58
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
Radeon RX 470
66
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
70
Radeon RX 470
61
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
Radeon RX 470
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
82
Radeon RX 470
68
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
58
Radeon RX 470
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
68
Radeon RX 470
65
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
Radeon RX 470
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon RX 470
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon RX 470
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
17
Radeon RX 470
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
23
Radeon RX 470
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
26
Radeon RX 470
22
FPS (higher is better)