GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 380
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon R9 380, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB stacks up against Radeon R9 380, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6.144 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380 has 58% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 29 mm longer, than Radeon R9 380.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 7030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
21−24
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
16−18
10−11
low / 720p
80−85
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p
80−85
55−60
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
55−60
35−40
4K / 2160p
30−33
18−20
low / 720p
130−140
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Battlefield 5 is 44% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
220−230
ultra / 1080p
−
180−190
QHD / 1440p
150−160
110−120
4K / 2160p
100−110
70−75
high / 768p
220−230
210−220
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p
65−70
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
40−45
QHD / 1440p
40−45
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
80−85
medium / 1080p
70−75
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Far Cry 5 is 44% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p
95−100
60−65
ultra / 1080p
75−80
45−50
QHD / 1440p
45−50
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
27−30
low / 720p
220−230
180−190
medium / 1080p
150−160
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Fortnite is 35% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p
90−95
60−65
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
50−55
30−35
4K / 2160p
35−40
24−27
low / 720p
140−150
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 46% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p
160−170
140−150
medium / 768p
150−160
120−130
high / 1080p
100−110
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
QHD / 1440p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 31% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p
40−45
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
20−22
QHD / 1440p
24−27
16−18
4K / 2160p
14−16
8−9
low / 720p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
60−65
14−16
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
120−130
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 102% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
10−11
4K / 2160p
12−14
7−8
low / 720p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 51% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p
190−200
130−140
medium / 768p
130−140
85−90
high / 1080p
75−80
45−50
ultra / 1080p
40−45
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 53% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
medium / 768p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
high / 768p
−
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in World of Tanks is 40% more, than Radeon R9 380.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Radeon R9 380
Architecture
Pascal
GCN
Code name
GP106
Tonga Pro
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
19 July 2016
26 June 2015
Pipelines
1280
1792
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
Boost Clock
1708 MHz
970 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
136.7
108.6
Floating-point performance
4,375 gflops
3,476 gflops
Length
250 mm
221 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
970 MHz
Memory bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
182.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
VR Ready
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
CUDA
6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.48 kh/s
G-SYNC
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
404 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
168.45 Sol/s
Compute units
28
Form factor
full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
LiquidVR
+
FRTC
+
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