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The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290, however, it's a worse value for money, as it's $100.00 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

  • A slightly faster GPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 56% less energy120 vs 275 Watts
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory6 vs 4 GB

Advantages of the Radeon R9 290

  • Up to 25% cheaper$299.00 vs $399.00
  • A better value for money for gaming

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games

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The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Jul 19th, 2016


3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4203

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

Nov 5th, 2013


3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

3705

88%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Jul 19th, 2016


Memory

6 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

192.2 GB/s

60%


Pixel Fillrate

82.03 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

136.7 GTexel/s

90%

FP32

4.375 TFLOPS

90%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

Nov 5th, 2013


Memory

4 GB

67%

Memory Bandwidth

320 GB/s

100%


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

74%

Texture Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

4.849 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

Jul 19th, 2016
Nov 5th, 2013
$299.00
$399.00
GeForce 10Volcanic Islands
Desktop
Desktop
120 W
275 W
6 GB
4 GB
GDDR5GDDR5
192-bit512-bit
192.2 GB/s
320 GB/s
82.03 GPixel/s
60.61 GPixel/s
136.7 GTexel/s
151.5 GTexel/s
4.375 TFLOPS
4.849 TFLOPS

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon R9 290 vs Other GPUs

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