GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
Radeon RX 6500 XT

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and Radeon RX 6500 XT. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Pascal
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
20 April 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
28 October 2020 (1 year ago)
$299
Launch price (MSRP)
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$498 (1.7x MSRP)
Price now
no data
GP106
GPU code name
Navi 24
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and Radeon RX 6500 XT based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1506 MHz
Core clock speed
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16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
136.7
Texture fill rate
160.0
4,375 gflops
Floating-point performance
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1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1024
1709 MHz
Boost clock speed
2500 MHz
4,400 million
Number of transistors
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120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
100 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
250 mm
Length
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1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin

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 Radeon RX 6500 XT can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR6
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
9028 MHz
Memory clock speed
16 GB/s
216.7 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and Radeon RX 6500 XT, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and Radeon RX 6500 XT is the additional functionality.

6.1
CUDA
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and Radeon RX 6500 XT. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.2
6.4
Shader Model
6.6
1.2
OpenCL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT 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
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
Radeon RX 6500 XT
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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

More maximum RAM amount (6 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (216.7 GB/s vs 128.0 GB/s)

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 16 nm)

So, GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps or Radeon RX 6500 XT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps .

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps versus Radeon RX 6500 XT performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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