GeForce GTX 1060 vs Radeon R9 290
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060
112%
Radeon R9 290
100%
Relative performance
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
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).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
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GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-400-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 | 1280 | vs | 2560 |
Compute Units | 10 | vs | 40 |
Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 947 MHz |
ROPs | 48 | vs | 64 |
TMUs | 80 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
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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 | 6144 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
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TDP | 120 watts | vs | 275 watts |
Release Date | 10 Jul 2016 | vs | 5 Nov 2013 |
GeForce GTX 1060
72.30 GP/s
Radeon R9 290
60.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060
120.50 GT/s
Radeon R9 290
152.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060
192.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 290
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060
3855.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 290
4849.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060
17380
Radeon R9 290
15440
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 1060
70
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 1060
73
Radeon R9 290
59
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060
108
Radeon R9 290
89
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060
71
Radeon R9 290
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1060
90
Radeon R9 290
83
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060
65
Radeon R9 290
69
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060
78
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1060
59
Radeon R9 290
45
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060
62
Radeon R9 290
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 1060
49
Radeon R9 290
38
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 1060
49
Radeon R9 290
43
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060
69
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060
48
Radeon R9 290
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1060
63
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060
48
Radeon R9 290
55
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060
52
Radeon R9 290
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1060
46
Radeon R9 290
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060
42
Radeon R9 290
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 1060
27
Radeon R9 290
23
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060
34
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060
25
Radeon R9 290
26
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1060
32
Radeon R9 290
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060
28
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060
26
Radeon R9 290
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1060
27
Radeon R9 290
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060
24
Radeon R9 290
24
FPS (higher is better)