Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs AMD Radeon RX 590. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and AMD Radeon RX 590, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 Polaris 30
• Execution units
  10 36
• Shader
  1280 2304
• Render Output Units
  48 32
• Texture Units
  80 144

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 2 GHz

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and AMD Radeon RX 590. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.506 GHz 1.469 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.708 GHz 1.545 GHz

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  120 W 225 W

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 590 and Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q4/2018
• Structure size
  16 nm 14 nm