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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1980 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 75% better in Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 21 vs 12 FPS
- Up to 37% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $7.61 vs $12.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 107 vs 120 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Up to 9% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $144.99 vs $159.79
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
21
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
90%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
68%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $199 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
11 FPS
$40.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
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$227.33/FPS
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$141.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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$77.5/FPS
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