HWBench.com

    GeForce GTX 1060 vs Radeon RX 480

    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Radeon RX 480
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 480

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%
    • Radeon RX 480
      106%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      101%
    • Radeon RX 480
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 480

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (104 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060Radeon RX 480
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-400-A1)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
    Fab Process16 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs232 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders1280vs2304
    Compute Units10vs36
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1120 MHz
    ROPs48vs32
    TMUs80vs144

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060Radeon RX 480
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060Radeon RX 480
    TDP120 wattsvs150 watts
    Release Date10 Jul 2016vs29 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 480
      40.50 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 480
      182.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 480
      256.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 480
      5834.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17380
    • Radeon RX 480
      18430

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      138
    • Radeon RX 480
      137

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • Radeon RX 480
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79
    • Radeon RX 480
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • Radeon RX 480
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      43
    • Radeon RX 480
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • Radeon RX 480
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75
    • Radeon RX 480
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75
    • Radeon RX 480
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • Radeon RX 480
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      50
    • Radeon RX 480
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      122
    • Radeon RX 480
      136

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • Radeon RX 480
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69
    • Radeon RX 480
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71
    • Radeon RX 480
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      83
    • Radeon RX 480
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58
    • Radeon RX 480
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • Radeon RX 480
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90
    • Radeon RX 480
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      61
    • Radeon RX 480
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • Radeon RX 480
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • Radeon RX 480
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • Radeon RX 480
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74
    • Radeon RX 480
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      84
    • Radeon RX 480
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78
    • Radeon RX 480
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • Radeon RX 480
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • Radeon RX 480
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • Radeon RX 480
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79
    • Radeon RX 480
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • Radeon RX 480
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      51
    • Radeon RX 480
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      94
    • Radeon RX 480
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon RX 480
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon RX 480
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      60
    • Radeon RX 480
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon RX 480
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • Radeon RX 480
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • Radeon RX 480
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      55
    • Radeon RX 480
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      57
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • Radeon RX 480
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40
    • Radeon RX 480
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37
    • Radeon RX 480
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      76
    • Radeon RX 480
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31
    • Radeon RX 480
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon RX 480
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • Radeon RX 480
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      54
    • Radeon RX 480
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      45
    • Radeon RX 480
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • Radeon RX 480
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58
    • Radeon RX 480
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • Radeon RX 480
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74
    • Radeon RX 480
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39
    • Radeon RX 480
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon RX 480
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      53
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • Radeon RX 480
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • Radeon RX 480
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • Radeon RX 480
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46
    • Radeon RX 480
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      56
    • Radeon RX 480
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • Radeon RX 480
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • Radeon RX 480
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • Radeon RX 480
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      38
    • Radeon RX 480
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • Radeon RX 480
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31
    • Radeon RX 480
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • Radeon RX 480
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16
    • Radeon RX 480
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31
    • Radeon RX 480
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • Radeon RX 480
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • Radeon RX 480
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      20
    • Radeon RX 480
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • Radeon RX 480
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39
    • Radeon RX 480
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19
    • Radeon RX 480
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • Radeon RX 480
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • Radeon RX 480
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • Radeon RX 480
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • Radeon RX 480
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • Radeon RX 480
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      35
    • Radeon RX 480
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      10
    • Radeon RX 480
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40
    • Radeon RX 480
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22
    • Radeon RX 480
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • Radeon RX 480
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • Radeon RX 480
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • Radeon RX 480
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • Radeon RX 480
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      18
    • Radeon RX 480
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

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