GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
AMD Radeon R9 270X
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
AMD Radeon R9 270X

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
258
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Value for money (0-100)
36.84
Pascal
Architecture
GCN
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Code name
Curacao
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Type
Desktop
20 April 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
8 October 2013 (8 years ago)
$299
Launch price (MSRP)
$199
$498 (1.7x MSRP)
Price now
$327 (1.6x MSRP)
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Design
reference
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Value for money
6.66
GP106
GPU code name
Curacao XT
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
1280
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
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Boost Clock
1050 MHz
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Transistor count
2,800 million
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
180 Watt
136.7
Texture fill rate
84.00
4,375 gflops
Floating-point performance
2,688 gflops
1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1280
1709 MHz
Boost clock speed
1050 MHz
4,400 million
Number of transistors
2,800 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
180 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
250 mm
Length
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1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
2 x 6-pin
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Bus support
PCIe 3.0

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
9028 MHz
Memory clock speed
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216.7 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Eyefinity
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HDMI
+
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DisplayPort support
+

Technologies

The difference between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X is the additional functionality.

6.1
CUDA
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AppAcceleration
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CrossFire
1
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FreeSync
1
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HD3D
+
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LiquidVR
1
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PowerTune
-
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TressFX
1
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TrueAudio
+
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ZeroCore
-
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DDMA audio
+
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Enduro
-
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UVD
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
DirectX® 12
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
+
6.4
Shader Model
5.1
1.2
OpenCL
1.2
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Mantle
-

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and AMD Radeon R9 270X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps or AMD Radeon R9 270X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
AMD Radeon R9 270X
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
AMD Radeon R9 270X
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
AMD Radeon R9 270X
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
AMD Radeon R9 270X
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
AMD Radeon R9 270X
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

Finer manufacturing process technology (16 nm vs 28 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (6 GB vs 2 GB)

More memory bandwidth (216.7 GB/s vs 179.2 GB/s)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X

23.39% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($327 (1.6x MSRP) vs $498 (1.7x MSRP))

So, GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps or AMD Radeon R9 270X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 270X .

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps versus AMD Radeon R9 270X performance benchmarks comparison

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