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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100
In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G and the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G is 44 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Speed index
5/100
3/100
FP32
5.66 TFLOPS
3.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.36 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
185 W
120 W
Launch Price
229 $
199 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which has 1152 shaders and 9 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory Size4 GB3 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB can access 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock1.257 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.355 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G clocks in the base with up to 1.257 GHz. The base frequency of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.506 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP185 W120 W
Tjunction max90 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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In 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 580 Gaming 4G.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length232 mm174 mm
Height116 mm111 mm
Width36 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G is 232 mm long, 116 mm high and 36 mm wide.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 174 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4GZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q3/2016
Launch Price229 $199 $
Structure size14 nm16 nm
Part-noGV-RX580GAMING-4GDZT-P10610A-10L
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G was released in Q4/2018 at a price of 229 $.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $.

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) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G +7.1 %

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

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G +31.1 %

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

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G +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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G +35.2 %

  1. 42,848
  2. 31,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G +21.9 %

  1. 40,099
  2. 32,894

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 42,343
  2. no data

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