GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps and the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0), 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 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units. GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) is based on AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU), which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps | GPU | GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 20 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 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 199 GB/s. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) 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 |
| 2.079 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 8.3 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 199 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps clocks in the base with up to 1.620 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) is 1.257 GHz. |
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| 1.620 GHz | Base Clock | 1.257 GHz |
| 1.873 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.355 GHz |
| 1.85 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) has a TDP of 185 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 185 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps has a total of 2 Axial fans. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 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 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) 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 | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) 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 | 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 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps is 281 mm long, 137 mm high and 59 mm wide. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) is 232 mm long, 116 mm high and 36 mm wide. |
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| 281 mm | Length | 232 mm |
| 137 mm | Height | 116 mm |
| 59 mm | Width | 36 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) was introduced in Q4/2017 at a price of 229 $. |
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| GV-N1060AORUS X-6GD | Part-no | GV-RX580GAMING-8GD |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 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 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)
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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