ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
• GPU Chip
  GP106-300-A1 Polaris 20 XT (GCN 4)
• Execution units
  9 36
• Shader
  1152 2304
• Render Output Units
  48 32
• Texture Units
  72 144

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

• Memory Size
  3 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 8 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.506 GHz 1.257 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.708 GHz 1.380 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 185 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 90 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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 Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting Non addressable LED

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

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

• Length
  174 mm 255 mm
• Height
  111 mm 157 mm
• Width
  -- 46 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q2/2017
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  ZT-P10610A-10L AXRX 580 8GBD5-3DH/OC
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet