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    Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GTX 1060

    Radeon RX 580
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Apr 2017
    Radeon RX 580
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 580
      109%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 580

    9% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 580

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 580

    The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (84 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1060
    GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size232 mm²vs200 mm²
    Transistors5,700 millionvs4,400 million
    Shaders2304vs1280
    Compute Units36vs10
    Core clock1120 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs32vs48
    TMUs144vs80

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1060
    TDP150 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date1 Apr 2017vs10 Jul 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 580
      40.50 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 580
      182.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 580
      256.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 580
      5834.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 580
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      73
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      30
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      64
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      86
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 580
      36
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 580
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 580
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      67
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      30
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      53
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      60
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      33
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      99
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      73
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      85
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      86
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      71
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      53
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      138
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 580
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 580
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 580
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      87
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      89
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      91
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      36
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      93
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      63
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      17
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      22
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 580
      17
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX 580
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 580
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      37
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      10
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 580
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 580
      17
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

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