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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1980 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 12% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 117 vs 104 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 107 vs 120 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 4 vs 3 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
117
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.42/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
68%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Navi II |
| $199 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1708 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
100 FPS
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