GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 5500 XT, 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 5500 XT, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB	Radeon RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	130 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6.144 MB	8 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 5500 XT has 8% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 5500 XT has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 70 mm longer, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 6000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	50−55	45−50
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
QHD / 1440p	27−30	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	70−75
medium / 1080p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
high / 1080p	80−85	70−75
ultra / 1080p	70−75	65−70
QHD / 1440p	55−60	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	24−27
low / 720p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	90−95	80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	230−240
ultra / 1080p	−	210−220
QHD / 1440p	150−160	150−160
4K / 2160p	100−110	100−110
high / 768p	220−230	220−230
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	60−65	55−60
QHD / 1440p	40−45	35−40
4K / 2160p	21−24	20−22
low / 720p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	70−75	60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
high / 1080p	95−100	85−90
ultra / 1080p	75−80	65−70
QHD / 1440p	45−50	40−45
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	220−230	210−220
medium / 1080p	150−160	140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
high / 1080p	90−95	80−85
ultra / 1080p	70−75	60−65
QHD / 1440p	50−55	45−50
4K / 2160p	35−40	30−35
low / 720p	140−150	130−140
medium / 1080p	95−100	85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
low / 768p	160−170	160−170
medium / 768p	150−160	140−150
high / 1080p	100−110	90−95
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
high / 1080p	40−45	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	27−30
QHD / 1440p	24−27	21−24
4K / 2160p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	95−100	85−90
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Metro Exodus is 15% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	80−85	70−75
ultra / 1080p	60−65	50−55
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	90−95	75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
high / 1080p	35−40	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
QHD / 1440p	18−20	14−16
4K / 2160p	12−14	9−10
low / 720p	95−100	85−90
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
low / 768p	190−200	170−180
medium / 768p	130−140	110−120
high / 1080p	75−80	65−70
ultra / 1080p	40−45	35−40
4K / 2160p	27−30	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 768p	−	120−130
ultra / 1080p	65−70	60−65
high / 768p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB	Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture	Pascal	RDNA 1.0
Code name	GP106	Navi 14
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 July 2016	12 December 2019
Pipelines	1280	1408
Core clock speed	1506 MHz
Boost Clock	1708 MHz	1845 MHz
Transistor count	4,400 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	136.7	162.4
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops
Length	250 mm	180 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
VR Ready	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1
G-SYNC	+
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GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

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