GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps vs AMD RX Vega 56. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps and AMD RX Vega 56, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 Vega 10 XL
• Execution units
  10 56
• Shader
  1280 3584
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  80 256

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 HBM2
• Memory Speed
  2.257 GHz 0.8 GHz

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps and AMD RX Vega 56. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz+ 7 % 1.156 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.860 GHz+ 9 % 1.471 GHz

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

• TDP
  120 W 210 W

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12.1
• 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 / Encode
• AV1
  No No

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q3/2017
• Structure size
  16 nm 14 nm