Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 849 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 120 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 33% better in Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 20 vs 15 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - CA$159.41 vs CA$239.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - CA$7.97 vs CA$16.0 per FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 8 vs 6 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
15
75%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$16/FPS
49%
Price, CA$
CA$239.99
66%
Buy for CA$239.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 55 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
20
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.97/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$159.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$159.41 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1050 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
61%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Jul 19th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
GeForce 10 | Generation | Polaris |
$299 | MSRP | $279 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
1709 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |