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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1152 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 3.94 TFLOPS.

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.36 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.68 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is 44 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Speed index
3/100
5/100
FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
5.68 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.36 GHz
Memory Size
3 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
120 W
185 W
Launch Price
199 $
229 $

GPU

GPUZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipGP106-300-A1Polaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors936
Shader11522304
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units72144
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 9 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Memory Size3 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.002 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a 3 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz1.360 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.34 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a turbo clock of 1.708 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is 1.360 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
TDP120 W185 W
Tjunction max94 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingASUS Aura Sync
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
Length174 mm298 mm
Height111 mm134 mm
Width--53 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q4/2017
Launch Price199 $229 $
Structure size16 nm14 nm
Part-noZT-P10610A-10LROG-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMING
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was released in Q3/2016.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 published in Q4/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

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) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +7.1 %

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

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +31.1 %

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

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +29.2 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 84 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 ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +35.7 %

  1. 31,694
  2. 43,000

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 +22.3 %

  1. 32,894
  2. 40,241

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 42,492

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