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MSRP in USD: $199
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$144.99
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$399
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Same as Founder's Edition
Buy on Amazon
$399
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Buy on Amazon
$399
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 50 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 38 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Up to 52% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $144.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon RX 480 - $4.03 vs $7.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 120 vs 150 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
36
94%
Value, $/FPS
$4.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.99
100%
Value Winner
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
49%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
67%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $229 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
| 2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
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