GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G and the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units. PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is based on AMD Radeon RX 590, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G | GPU | PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 30 XT |
| Pascal | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 1280 | Shader | 2304 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 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 GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G clocks in the base with up to 1.607 GHz. The base frequency of the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is 1.469 GHz. |
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| 1.607 GHz | Base Clock | 1.469 GHz |
| 1.860 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.576 GHz |
| 1.84 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 has a TDP of 225 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 225 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G has a total of 3 Axial fans. The PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 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 GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G. The PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| GIGABYTE RGB Fusion | LED | Non addressable LED |
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 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G is 280 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. The PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is 255 mm long, 157 mm high and 57 mm wide. |
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| 280 mm | Length | 255 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 157 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 57 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 was introduced in Q4/2018 at a price of 299 $. |
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| GV-N1060AORUS-6GD | Part-no | AXRX 590 8GBD5-3DH/OC |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q4/2018 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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