NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs AMD Radeon R9 380

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Combined performance score

R9 380
15.89

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 56% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking312201
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Value for money9.082.40
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTonga ProGP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date26 June 2015 (8 years old)18 August 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $199
Current price$12.90 (0.1x MSRP)$1112 (5.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380 has 278% better value for money than GTX 1060 3 GB.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores17921152
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate108.6123.0
Floating-point performance3,476 gflops3,935 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length221 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full length / dual slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pin1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire1no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune+no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
VCE+no data
DDMA audio+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan++
Mantle+no data
CUDAno data6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 380 15.89
GTX 1060 3 GB 24.74
+55.7%

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 56% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 380 6159
GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
+55.7%

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 56% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD65
−53.8%
100−110
+53.8%
4K25
−40%
35−40
+40%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−54.8%
65−70
+54.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−54.8%
65−70
+54.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−47.1%
75−80
+47.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−54.8%
65−70
+54.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−50%
45−50
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Hitman 3 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−45.2%
45−50
+45.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Hitman 3 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

This is how R9 380 and GTX 1060 3 GB compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 53.8% faster than R9 380

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 40% faster than R9 380

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.89 24.74
Recency 26 June 2015 18 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380 in performance tests.


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