Radeon X1600 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code name	GP106	RV530
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$239 (0.8x MSRP)	$76

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	no data
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	590 MHz
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	157 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	42 Watt
Texture fill rate	136.7	2.360
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 1.0 x16
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	9028 MHz	1380 MHz
Memory bandwidth	216.7 GB/s	22.08 GB/s

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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 April 2017	1 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	42 Watt

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