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ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.36 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.68 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1152 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.71 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 3.94 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is 44 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Speed index
5/100
3/100
FP32
5.68 TFLOPS
3.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.36 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
185 W
120 W
Launch Price
229 $
199 $

GPU

GPUASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU ChipPolaris 20 XTGP106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors369
Shader23041152
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units14472
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The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 9 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory Size8 GB3 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a 3 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.360 GHz1.708 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.34 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 has a turbo clock of 1.360 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.708 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP185 W120 W
Tjunction max90 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length298 mm250 mm
Height134 mm111 mm
Width52 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is 52 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 52 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2018Q3/2016
Launch Price229 $199 $
Structure size14 nm16 nm
Part-noAREZ-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMING--
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 was released in Q2/2018.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 +7.1 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 +31.1 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 45 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 +29.2 %

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. 65 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 +35.7 %

  1. 43,000
  2. 31,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 +22.3 %

  1. 40,241
  2. 32,894

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 42,492
  2. no data

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