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    Radeon RX 5600 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060

    Radeon RX 5600 XT
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    Radeon RX 5600 XT
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      162%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5600 XT

    62% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 5600 XT .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 5600 XT

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 5600 XT

    The Radeon RX 5600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (42 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 5600 XTGeForce GTX 1060
    GPU NameNavi 12 (Navi 12 XT)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
    Fab Process7 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size0 mm²vs200 mm²
    Transistorsunknownvs4,400 million
    Shaders2048vs1280
    Compute Units32vs10
    Core clock1605 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs64vs48
    TMUs128vs80

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 5600 XTGeForce GTX 1060
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed1500 MHz
    12000 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 5600 XTGeForce GTX 1060
    TDP180 wattsvs120 watts
    Release DateUNRELEASEDvs10 Jul 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      121.90 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      243.80 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      288.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      7803.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      105
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      66
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      130
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      127
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      116
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      88
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      60
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      51
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      110
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      89
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      95
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      98
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      102
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      84
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      81
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      41
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      72
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      63
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      44
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      55
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      33
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      11
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

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