Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, which has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units. |
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| Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| Polaris 30 XT | GPU Chip | GP106-400-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 10 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1280 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 80 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 269 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 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 |
| 2.100 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.002 GHz |
| 8.4 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 269 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition clocks in the base with up to 1.469 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 1.506 GHz. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 1.506 GHz |
| 1.560 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.708 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is 225 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 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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| 225 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition has a total of 2 Axial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 95 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Non addressable LED | 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 |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is 260 mm long, 135 mm high and 43 mm wide. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 260 mm | Length | 250 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 43 mm | Width | -- |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition was released in Q4/2018 at a price of 299 $. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). |
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| 11289-07 | Part-no | -- |
| Q4/2018 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| 299 $ | 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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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
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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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
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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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5 |
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