Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X. 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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RDNA 2.0
Architecture
Pascal
28 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
18 October 2018 (3 years ago)
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Price now
$489
Navi 24
GPU code name
GP104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Core clock speed
1506 MHz
7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
160.0
Texture fill rate
136.7
1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1280
2500 MHz
Boost clock speed
1709 MHz
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Number of transistors
7,200 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X.

PCIe 4.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
250 mm
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 Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR5X
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
16 GB/s
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
128.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X, the size and number of monitors.

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

The difference between Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X is the additional functionality.

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CUDA
6.1

API support

The difference in supported APIs is Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

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

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Death Stranding (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
F1 2020 (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Gears Tactics (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Doom Eternal (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
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 Radeon RX 6500 XT

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 16 nm)

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

More maximum RAM amount (6 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (192.2 GB/s vs 128.0 GB/s)

So, Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Radeon RX 6500 XT .

Radeon RX 6500 XT versus GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X performance benchmarks comparison

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