Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 819 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Up to 17% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - €169.0 vs €202.69
- Up to 14% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Radeon RX 590 - €1.52 vs €1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 120 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 115 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 8 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
111
96%
Value, €/FPS
€1.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €169 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 85 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
115
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.76/FPS
86%
Price, €
€202.69
83%
FPS Winner
Buy for €202.69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
55%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Aug 18th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
GeForce 10 | Generation | Polaris |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 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 |
1708 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |