GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 480 mobile is 8000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 12−14
ultra / 1080p 35−40 7−8
QHD / 1440p 27−30 0−1
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 80−85 27−30
medium / 1080p 60−65 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 262% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name GP106 Polaris
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 July 2016 1 August 2016
Pipelines 1280 2304
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 155.1
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 4,963 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
G-SYNC +
Laptop size large
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