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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
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

Buy for $188 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73887 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

3 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)

Buy for $207.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73886 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
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

Buy for $188 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73887 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

3 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)

Buy for $207.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73886 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 50 days older than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480

  • Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 72 vs 70 FPS
  • Up to 9% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $188.0 vs $207.49
  • 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

  • Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 120 vs 150 Watts
This is a free version of Valheim.
Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

72

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$188

100%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for $188 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73887 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016


FPS

70

97.22222222222221%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$207.49

90%

ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)

Buy for $207.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73886 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

49.41449133935106%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

81.98 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

123 GTexel/s

67.47120131651124%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 480

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Jun 29th, 2016Release Date
Aug 18th, 2016
Arctic IslandsGenerationGeForce 10
$229MSRP
$199
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus192-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth192.2 GB/s
1120 MHzBase Clock Speed
1506 MHz
1266 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1708 MHz
2000 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2002 MHz

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