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$299
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$399
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$159.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$89.99
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Boost Clock
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$219.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 275 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 20% better in New World than Radeon RX 550 - 77 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 6 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $89.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing New World than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $1.41 vs $3.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 50 vs 120 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
77
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.88/FPS
36%
Price, $
$299
30%
FPS Winner
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Dual-Fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O6G)
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
64
83%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
23%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Polaris |
$299 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1709 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or Radeon RX 550
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
18 FPS
$44.39/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
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21 FPS
$47.14/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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22 FPS
$63.59/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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40 FPS
$23.05/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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20 FPS
$54.4/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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37 FPS
$31.86/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179
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29 FPS
$26.34/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$763.99
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29 FPS
$29.65/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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18 FPS
$57.44/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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22 FPS
$38.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Ryzen 5 1600
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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