GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon RX 570
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon RX 570, 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 RX 570, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon RX 570
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
5 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 120 Watt.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon RX 570 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 338 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 570.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 9 mm longer, than Radeon RX 570.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 570.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
7−8
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
10−11
low / 720p
40−45
60−65
medium / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
30−35
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
45−50
QHD / 1440p
12−14
35−40
4K / 2160p
8−9
18−20
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Battlefield 5 is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
250−260
medium / 768p
200−210
220−230
ultra / 1080p
120−130
180−190
QHD / 1440p
95−100
110−120
4K / 2160p
50−55
70−75
high / 768p
170−180
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
80−85
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
24−27
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
QHD / 1440p
20−22
27−30
4K / 2160p
8−9
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
80−85
medium / 1080p
27−30
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Far Cry 5 is 59% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
30−35
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
45−50
QHD / 1440p
16−18
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
120−130
180−190
medium / 1080p
75−80
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Fortnite is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
45−50
QHD / 1440p
14−16
30−35
4K / 2160p
14−16
24−27
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
40−45
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
100−110
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
40−45
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
QHD / 1440p
8−9
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Grand Theft Auto V is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−12
20−22
QHD / 1440p
10−11
16−18
4K / 2160p
3−4
8−9
low / 720p
40−45
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
110−120
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
2−3
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
low / 720p
40−45
65−70
medium / 1080p
21−24
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
75−80
130−140
medium / 768p
45−50
85−90
high / 1080p
27−30
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
4K / 2160p
9−10
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
high / 768p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon RX 570
Architecture
Pascal
Polaris
Code name
GP106
Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 December 2017
18 April 2017
Pipelines
1280
2048
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
1168 MHz
Boost Clock
1709 MHz
1244 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
136.7
159.2
Floating-point performance
4,375 gflops
5,095 gflops
Length
250 mm
241 mm
Memory bus width
160 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.2 GB/s
224.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
+
CUDA
6.1
FreeSync
+
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