GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon R9 390X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon R9 390X, 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 5 GB stacks up against Radeon R9 390X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
275 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
5 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 390X has 129% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 390X is 25 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 6958 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.
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
21−24
50−55
ultra / 1080p
12−14
30−35
QHD / 1440p
7−8
24−27
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
75−80
medium / 1080p
27−30
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 126% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
30−35
75−80
ultra / 1080p
27−30
65−70
QHD / 1440p
12−14
50−55
4K / 2160p
8−9
27−30
low / 720p
70−75
130−140
medium / 1080p
35−40
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Battlefield 5 is 131% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
low / 768p
230−240
250−260
medium / 768p
200−210
230−240
ultra / 1080p
120−130
−
QHD / 1440p
95−100
150−160
4K / 2160p
50−55
100−110
high / 768p
170−180
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
80−85
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Dota 2 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
24−27
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
60−65
QHD / 1440p
20−22
40−45
4K / 2160p
8−9
21−24
low / 720p
55−60
100−110
medium / 1080p
27−30
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Far Cry 5 is 122% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
30−35
90−95
ultra / 1080p
24−27
70−75
QHD / 1440p
16−18
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
21−24
low / 720p
120−130
210−220
medium / 1080p
75−80
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Fortnite is 107% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
35−40
80−85
ultra / 1080p
27−30
65−70
QHD / 1440p
14−16
45−50
4K / 2160p
14−16
30−35
low / 720p
70−75
130−140
medium / 1080p
40−45
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 117% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
100−110
160−170
medium / 768p
95−100
150−160
high / 1080p
40−45
95−100
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
8−9
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 85% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−12
30−35
QHD / 1440p
10−11
24−27
4K / 2160p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
90−95
medium / 1080p
18−20
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Metro Exodus is 162% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon R9 390X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
−
75−80
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
70−75
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 151% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
16−18
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−11
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
low / 720p
40−45
90−95
medium / 1080p
21−24
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 137% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
75−80
180−190
medium / 768p
45−50
120−130
high / 1080p
27−30
70−75
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
4K / 2160p
9−10
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 154% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
40−45
65−70
high / 768p
55−60
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in World of Tanks is 64% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon R9 390X
Architecture
Pascal
GCN
Code name
GP106
Grenada XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 December 2017
16 June 2015
Pipelines
1280
2816
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
Boost Clock
1709 MHz
1050 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
136.7
184.8
Floating-point performance
4,375 gflops
5,914 gflops
Length
250 mm
275 mm
Memory bus width
160 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.2 GB/s
384 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
CUDA
6.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
684 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
27.5 Mh/s
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
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