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    Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 1060

    Radeon RX Vega 56
    Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
    Release date: 8 Aug 2017
    Radeon RX Vega 56
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      153%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 56

    53% 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)
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

    90 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 56 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Vega 56

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX Vega 56

    The Radeon RX Vega 56 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (76 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 1060
    GPU NameVega 10 (Vega 10 XL)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size484 mm²vs200 mm²
    Transistors12,500 millionvs4,400 million
    Shaders3584vs1280
    Compute Units56vs10
    Core clock1156 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs64vs48
    TMUs224vs80

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory TypeHBM2vsGDDR5
    Bus Width2048 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed800 MHz
    1600 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 1060
    TDP210 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date8 Aug 2017vs10 Jul 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      94.14 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      329.50 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      409.60 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      10544.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      141
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      108
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      63
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      94
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      117
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      96
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      181
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      1
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      103
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      100
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      116
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      84
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      122
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      124
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      88
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      129
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      123
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      112
    • 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 Vega 56
      81
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      110
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      107
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      65
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      53
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      122
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      72
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      57
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      81
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      92
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      86
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      79
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • 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 Vega 56
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      67
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      30
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      63
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      41
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      32
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      53
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      15
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      36
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      40
    • 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 Vega 56
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

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