GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon RX 560

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 560. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 560. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 331 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 80 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 18−20
ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−12
QHD / 1440p 27−30 5−6
4K / 2160p 16−18 4−5
low / 720p 80−85 35−40
medium / 1080p 60−65 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 187% more, than Radeon RX 560.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX 560
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP106 Polaris 21
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 July 2016 18 April 2017
Pipelines 1280 1024
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 81.60
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 250 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 112.0 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 +
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