Radeon RX 6600 vs GeForce GTX 1060
Summary
Radeon RX 6600
186%
GeForce GTX 1060
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600 |
| 86% higher gaming performance. |
| 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 |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 Radeon RX 6600
The Radeon RX 6600 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XL
(215-130000016)) | vs | GP106 (GP106-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | vs | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | vs | 4,400 million |
| Shaders | 1792 | vs | 1280 |
| Raytracing Cores | 28 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 28 | vs | 10 |
| Core clock | 1626 MHz | vs | 1506 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 48 |
| TMUs | 112 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | vs | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| TDP | 132 watts | vs | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Oct 2021 | vs | 10 Jul 2016 |
Radeon RX 6600
159.40 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1060
72.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600
279.00 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1060
120.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600
224.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1060
192.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600
8928.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1060
3855.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600
147
GeForce GTX 1060
75
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600
105
GeForce GTX 1060
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6600
107
GeForce GTX 1060
59
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600
108
GeForce GTX 1060
57
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600
68
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6600
70
GeForce GTX 1060
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600
60
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600
33
GeForce GTX 1060
17
FPS (higher is better)