Radeon RX 6650 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060
Summary
Radeon RX 6650 XT
250%
GeForce GTX 1060
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6650 XT |
| 150% 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 |
| 56 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6650 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6650 XT
The Radeon RX 6650 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (9 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 KXT
(215-130000136)) | 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 | 2048 | vs | 1280 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 10 |
| Core clock | 2055 MHz | vs | 1506 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 48 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2190 MHz
17.5 Gbps effective | vs | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| TDP | 176 watts | vs | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | vs | 10 Jul 2016 |
Radeon RX 6650 XT
168.60 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1060
72.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6650 XT
337.30 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1060
120.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6650 XT
280.30 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1060
192.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6650 XT
10790.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1060
3855.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
188
GeForce GTX 1060
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
111
GeForce GTX 1060
42
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
138
GeForce GTX 1060
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
141
GeForce GTX 1060
57
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
80
GeForce GTX 1060
31
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
88
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
79
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6650 XT
43
GeForce GTX 1060
19
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6650 XT
42
GeForce GTX 1060
17
FPS (higher is better)