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AMD Radeon RX 580 vs ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-04-18
AMD Radeon RX 580
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Q3/2016
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ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 580 or ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Radeon RX 580 has a base frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in 2017-04-18.

ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a base frequency of 1.506 GHz. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2016.

Differences

Videokards Reasons to consider
AMD Radeon RX 580
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  • More memory

    33% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 6 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 580 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2132 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2780 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    1.506 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2744 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2589 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2994 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2520 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2405 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2590 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1997 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 580 AMD Radeon RX 580
ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 580 and ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    GCN 4 left arrow -
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 580 left arrow NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  • Compute Units
    36 left arrow -
  • Execution Units
    36 left arrow 10
  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 20 XT left arrow GP106-410-A1
  • Manufacturer Board Type
    Component left arrow -
  • Manufacturer Family
    Radeon 600|500|400 left arrow -
  • Manufacturer Series
    Radeon RX 500 Series left arrow -
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 48
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 1280
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 80
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bandwidth
    256 GB/s left arrow 192 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow 192 bit
  • Memory Data Rate
    8 Gbps left arrow -
  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz left arrow 2002 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR5
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1257 MHz left arrow 1506 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1340 MHz left arrow 1708 MHz
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • System Power Supply
    500 W (PSU recommendation) left arrow -
  • TDP
    185 W left arrow 120 W
  • Typical Board Power
    185 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow -
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 580 and ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

  • Cooler-Type
    - left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    - left arrow Radial
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow 1 x 70 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort capabilities
    1.4 HDR left arrow -
  • HDMI capabilities
    4K60 Support left arrow -
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • DisplayPort Ports
    - left arrow 2 × DisplayPort 1.4
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow 1 × DVI
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    - left arrow 2 × HDMI 2.0b
  • Power Connectors
    - left arrow 1 x 6-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    12 left arrow 12_1
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    - left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • 4K H264 Decode
    Yes left arrow -
  • 4K H264 Encode
    Yes left arrow -
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • H265/HEVC Decode
    Yes left arrow -
  • H265/HEVC Encode
    Yes left arrow -
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Height
    - left arrow 111 mm
  • Length
    - left arrow 267 mm
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow 38 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and AMD Radeon RX 580.

  • Manufacturer
    AMD left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    14 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Release date
    2017-04-18 left arrow Q3/2016
  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow TURBO-GTX1060-6G

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Radeon RX 580

ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

More results: 68

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 580 and ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

6.65 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 580
4.37 TFLOPS
ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

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