Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Place in performance ranking	218	24
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.33	28.10
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP106	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 December 2017 (6 years ago)	18 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649
Current price	$203	$696 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6800 XT has 72% better value for money than GTX 1060 5 GB.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	1280	4608
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	136.7	648.0
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	no data

Form factor & 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	250 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	6.1	no data

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.

GTX 1060 5 GB 23.46

RX 6800 XT 64.83
+176%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB by 176% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 1060 5 GB 9058

RX 6800 XT 25035
+176%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB by 176% 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 HD	70−75 −194%	206 +194%
1440p	45−50 −207%	138 +207%
4K	30−35 −203%	91 +203%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

−140%

300−310
+140%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −169%	280−290 +169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	158 −153%	400−450 +153%
Battlefield 5	200−210 −167%	550−600 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −159%	300−310 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 −140%	300−310 +140%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −161%	300−310 +161%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −155%	400−450 +155%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −167%	550−600 +167%
Hitman 3	132 −165%	350−400 +165%
Horizon Zero Dawn	432 −166%	1150−1200 +166%
Metro Exodus	144 −143%	350−400 +143%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 −146%	300−310 +146%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	404 −172%	1100−1150 +172%
Watch Dogs: Legion	169 −166%	450−500 +166%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −169%	280−290 +169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	135 −159%	350−400 +159%
Battlefield 5	200−210 −167%	550−600 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −159%	300−310 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 −140%	300−310 +140%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −161%	300−310 +161%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −155%	400−450 +155%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −167%	550−600 +167%
Hitman 3	68 −165%	180−190 +165%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 −175%	750−800 +175%
Metro Exodus	134 −161%	350−400 +161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 −148%	300−310 +148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	355 −168%	950−1000 +168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	294 −172%	800−850 +172%
Watch Dogs: Legion	309 −175%	850−900 +175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −169%	280−290 +169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	118 −154%	300−310 +154%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −159%	300−310 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 −140%	300−310 +140%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −161%	300−310 +161%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −167%	550−600 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	279 −169%	750−800 +169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	302 −165%	800−850 +165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160 −150%	400−450 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	112 −168%	300−310 +168%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120

−150%

300−310
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	140−150 −168%	400−450 +168%
Far Cry New Dawn	143 −145%	350−400 +145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −167%	200−210 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 −176%	270−280 +176%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −167%	270−280 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −173%	180−190 +173%
Far Cry 5	131 −167%	350−400 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −163%	400−450 +163%
Hitman 3	114 −163%	300−310 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	215 −156%	550−600 +156%
Metro Exodus	112 −168%	300−310 +168%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 −170%	600−650 +170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −163%	300−310 +163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 −171%	230−240 +171%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

116

−159%

300−310
+159%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −169%	210−220 +169%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −166%	170−180 +166%
Hitman 3	55−60 −168%	150−160 +168%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −168%	260−270 +168%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 −175%	220−230 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110 −173%	300−310 +173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −169%	140−150 +169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 −162%	170−180 +162%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −155%	120−130 +155%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −174%	85−90 +174%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −167%	120−130 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −174%	290−300 +174%
Horizon Zero Dawn	128 −173%	350−400 +173%
Metro Exodus	94 −166%	250−260 +166%
Watch Dogs: Legion	49 −165%	130−140 +165%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

76
−176%

210−220

+176%

This is how GTX 1060 5 GB and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is 194% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 XT is 207% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 XT is 203% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.46	64.83
Recency	26 December 2017	18 November 2020
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	300 Watt