Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060
Summary
Radeon RX 6500 XT
100%
GeForce GTX 1060
131%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 |
| 31% higher gaming performance. |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060
The GeForce GTX 1060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | vs | GP106 (GP106-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | vs | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | vs | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | vs | 4,400 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 16 | vs | 10 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | vs | 1506 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 48 |
| TMUs | 64 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | vs | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | vs | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | vs | 10 Jul 2016 |
Radeon RX 6500 XT
90.08 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1060
72.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
180.20 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1060
120.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
144.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1060
192.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
5765.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1060
3855.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
74
GeForce GTX 1060
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
17
GeForce GTX 1060
42
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
64
GeForce GTX 1060
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6500 XT
67
GeForce GTX 1060
59
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
55
GeForce GTX 1060
57
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6500 XT
13
GeForce GTX 1060
31
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
40
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6500 XT
44
GeForce GTX 1060
46
FPS (higher is better)