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GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon RX 6800

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon RX 6800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 $288 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 91 minutes ago

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 $288 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 91 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 is 1532 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

  • Up to 22% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $288.00 vs $369.99
  • Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 120 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

  • Performs up to 123% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 49 vs 22 FPS
  • Up to 42% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $7.55 vs $13.09 per FPS
  • Up to 433% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 16 vs 3 GB
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Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016


FPS

22

45%

Value, $/FPS

$13.09/FPS

58%

Price, $

$288

100%

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

Buy for $288 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


FPS

49

100%

Value, $/FPS

$7.55/FPS

100%

Price, $

$369.99

77%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 91 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Theoretical Performance

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

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

81.98 GPixel/s

41%

Texel Fillrate

123 GTexel/s

24%

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

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AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo

Radeon RX 6800

Aug 18th, 2016Release Date
Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce 10GenerationNavi II
$199
MSRP$579
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
3 GBMemory
16 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
192-bitBus256-bit
192.2 GB/sBandwidth
512 GB/s
1506 MHzBase Clock Speed
1700 MHz
1708 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2105 MHz
2002 MHz
Memory Clock Speed2000 MHz

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