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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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$399
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$399
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
Availability
MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 50 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Up to 52% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $144.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Radeon RX 480 - $2.69 vs $5.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 120 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 4% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 56 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 8 vs 3 GB
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
54
96%
Value, $/FPS
$2.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.99
100%
Value Winner
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)
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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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
67%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
49%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 18th, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
1708 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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