ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units. GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is based on AMD Radeon RX 480, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | GPU | GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 10 XT |
| Pascal | Architecture | Ellesmere |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 1280 | Shader | 2304 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.002 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 192 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 1.120 GHz. |
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| 1.506 GHz | Base Clock | 1.120 GHz |
| 1.708 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 150 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a total of 2 Axial fans. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_0 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | No |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 242 mm long, 130 mm high and 43 mm wide. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 240 mm long, 112 mm high and 37 mm wide. |
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| 242 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 130 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| 43 mm | Width | 37 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). |
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| DUAL-GTX1060-6G | Part-no | GV-RX480D5-8GD-B |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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)
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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