AMD Radeon RX 560 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 560, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 34 17 15 n/a | 68 37 29 16 |
 The Witcher 3 | 15 15 9 n/a | 54 40 26 13 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 33 19 15 n/a | 96 63 42 18 |
 Far Cry 6 | 28 19 13 n/a | 50 45 33 15 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 13 11 n/a n/a | 32 22 18 9 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 26 22 17 9 | 38 32 22 13 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 13 9 n/a n/a | 29 20 16 9 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 12 10 n/a n/a | 30 26 19 n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 23 19 13 n/a | 57 49 34 18 |
| 1080p High | 22 | 50 |
| 1080p Ultra | 16 | 37 |
| 1440p Ultra | 11 | 27 |
| 4K Ultra | - | 13 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 1857 | 4203 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 11205 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 838 |
| Fire Strike | 6495 | 13131 |
| Night Raid | 25510 | 54567 |
| Background Blur | 34 frames/s | 100.2 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 17.6 frames/s | 48.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 0.69 Gpix/sec | 1.54 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.43 Gpix/sec | 2.25 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.15 Gpix/sec | 2.58 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.2 Gpix/sec | 0.25 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 65.5 Gpix/sec | 136.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 2232.5 fps | 4220.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 487 | 747 |
| DirectX 11 | 24 fps | 72 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 20 fps | 37 fps |
| GPU Compute | 1449 Ops/s | 4310 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 144.3 fps | 309.1 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 299.9 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 253.8 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 1307.9 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 5983.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 282.6 fps |
| API | Vulkan | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 1538.6 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | April, 18, 2017 | July, 19, 2016 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Codename | Polaris 21 | GP106 |
| Price | 99 | 299 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1175 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1275 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 64 | 80 |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 10 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 16 KB/core | 48 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB/core | 1536 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 20 Gpix/sec | 82 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 82 GTex/s | 137 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS | 4.4 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 75 W | 120 W |
| Process | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 16 nm |
| Transistor Size | 123 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | 4 billion |
| Transistor density | 24.39 MTr/mm² | 20 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | 8000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 6.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
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