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GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 290X

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 290X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 999 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

  • Performs up to 5% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290X - 22 vs 21 FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 120 vs 290 Watts
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of Starfield.
Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016


FPS

22

100%

Value, €/FPS

€9.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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In Stock

Updated 22 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

21

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

82.03 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

136.7 GTexel/s

77%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

78%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

vs
AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Jul 19th, 2016
Release DateOct 24th, 2013
GeForce 10GenerationVolcanic Islands
$299
MSRP$549
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
192-bitBus512-bit
192.2 GB/sBandwidth
320 GB/s
1506 MHz
Base Clock Speed1000 MHz
1709 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
2002 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1250 MHz

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