PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
vs
ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU) (GCN 4) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has the GP106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 21 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

The graphics memory of the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

The ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 is 5120x2880 pixels.

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The ASUS Radeon RX 560 2GB GDDR5 came on the market in Q2/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.