GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
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ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 and the ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, which has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 | GPU | ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 480 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| Polaris 10 XT | GPU Chip | GP106-400-A1 |
| Ellesmere | Architecture | Pascal |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 10 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1280 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 80 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.002 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 clocks in the base with up to 1.120 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 1.506 GHz. |
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| 1.120 GHz | Base Clock | 1.506 GHz |
| 1.266 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.708 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 150 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 150 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480. The ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 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 | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_0 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| 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 |
| No | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 240 mm long, 112 mm high and 37 mm wide. The ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 240 mm long, 131 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| 240 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 131 mm |
| 37 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). The ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). |
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| GV-RX480D5-8GD-B | Part-no | EX-GTX1060-6G |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 249 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 16 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 Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS Expedition 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 Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Expedition 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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS Expedition GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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