Radeon rx 580 vs gtx 1060

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Game FPS Benchmarks On Ultra

1080p 1440p 4K

Radeon RX 580 8GB gets 40.1 FPS on Control

40.1 FPS

GeForce GTX 1060 gets 34.7 FPS on Control

34.7 FPS

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands

48.3 FPS

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands

41 FPS

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

59 FPS

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

59 FPS

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

114 FPS

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

103 FPS

Radeon RX 580 8GB gets 25.7 FPS on Control

25.7 FPS

GeForce GTX 1060 gets 21.5 FPS on Control

21.5 FPS

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands

28.4 FPS

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands

30.4 FPS

Radeon RX 580 8GB gets 63.2 FPS on Far Cry 5

63.2 FPS

GeForce GTX 1060 gets 55.8 FPS on Far Cry 5

55.8 FPS

GPU Architecture

Core Speed 1257 Mhz 1506 Mhz
Boost Clock 1340 Mhz 1709 Mhz
Architecture GCN 1.3 Polaris 20 XTX Pascal P106-400-A1
Release Date - -
Notebook GPU No No

Resolution Performance

1920x1080
2560x1440
3840x2160

GPU Memory

Memory 8192 MB 6144 MB
Memory Speed 2000 MHz 2002 MHz
Memory Bus 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory Type - -
Memory Bandwidth 256GB/sec 192.2GB/sec

GPU Display

Shader Processing Units 2304 1280
Technology 14nm 16nm

GPU Outputs

Max Digital Resolution (WxH) 4096x2160 7680x4320
VGA Connections - -
DVI Connections 1 1
HDMI Connections 2 1
DisplayPort Connections 2 3

GPU Power Requirements

Power Required (Watts) 150 Watts 120 Watts
Recommended PSU 500 Watts 400 Watts

GPU Supporting Hardware

Recommended Processor Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz
Recommended RAM 8 GB 8 GB
Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution 2560x1440 2560x1440

Recommended CPU

Intel Core i7-4770TE 4-Core 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-4690S 3.2GHz Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz

Intel Core i7-4770T 4-Core 2.5GHz AMD Opteron 6272 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz

Possible GPU Upgrades

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GPU Variants

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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 273 days older than the more expensive Radeon RX 580.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580

  • Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 8 vs 6 GB

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

  • Performs up to 10% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 580 - 585 vs 532 FPS

  • Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $345.98 vs $698.02

  • Up to 55% better value when playing League of Legends than Radeon RX 580 - $0.59 vs $1.31 per FPS

  • Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 120 vs 185 Watts

League of Legends

TOP 5 Games

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 580

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Apr 18th, 2017

Release Date Jul 19th, 2016
Polaris Generation GeForce 10

$229

MSRP $299
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort Outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 8-pin Power Connectors 1x 6-pin

Desktop

Segment

Desktop

8 GB

Memory 6 GB
GDDR5 Type GDDR5
256-bit Bus 192-bit

256 GB/s

Bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
1257 MHz Base Clock Speed

1506 MHz

1340 MHz Boost Clock Speed

1709 MHz

2000 MHz Memory Clock Speed

2002 MHz

Builds Using Radeon RX 580 or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

League of Legends, 1080p, High

Radeon RX 580

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Radeon RX 580

Ryzen 3 3100

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Radeon RX 580

Ryzen 7 2700X

16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Radeon RX 580

Core i5-8400

24 GB, 256 GB SSD

Radeon RX 580

Core i5-8400

16 GB, 256 GB SSD

Radeon RX 580

Core i5-8400

64 GB, 512 GB SSD

Radeon RX 580

Core i5-8400

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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Which is better RX 580 vs GTX 1060?

Well, clearly the RX 580 is the better card in more of the games that we've tested, with the AMD card coming on top in seven of our nine tests at 1080p, and every time at 1440p. However, the GTX 1060 does keep it close in most games, usually within two or three frames per second at the lower resolution.

What is a Radeon RX 580 equivalent to?

In terms of performance, Nvidia's GTX 1060 is roughly equivalent to the 580, but is difficult to find today The 580 itself is a refresh of the earlier RX 480 model, which should be noted. The RX 480 was released to compete with the GTX 1060 from Nvidia.

Is Radeon RX 580 still good?

Still a good mid-low ranger for recent games and will satisfy gaming experience.

Which is better GTX 1660 or RX 580?

Upgrading from RX 580 to GTX 1660 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance.