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In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1667 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 80 vs 107 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 25% better in Control than GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q - 55 vs 44 FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$224
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
71.04 GPixel/s
79%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
66%
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 Max-Q | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 Mobile | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | MSRP | $199 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1063 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1480 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
50 FPS
$25.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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8 GB, N/A Storage
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Laptops Using GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
36 FPS
$24.67/FPS
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8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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