Radeon RX 580 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and Radeon RX 580 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1060 Mobile
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
19.68
+0.3%

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking278281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.4024.10
Power efficiency17.1513.68
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGP106Polaris 20
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 $301.69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 10% better value for money than RX 580 Mobile.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores12802304
Core clock speed1506 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1077 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.6155.1
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS4.963 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs80144

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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GTX 1060 Mobile 19.68
+0.3%
RX 580 Mobile 19.63

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1060 Mobile 14693
RX 580 Mobile 15223
+3.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558
+2.6%
RX 580 Mobile 11261

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Mobile 74605
+7.6%
RX 580 Mobile 69325

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Mobile 298378
+2.9%
RX 580 Mobile 290090

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1060 Mobile 3581
+2.2%
RX 580 Mobile 3505

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 HD67
−11.9%
75
+11.9%
1440p43
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
4K28
−10.7%
31
+10.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.544.02
1440p5.517.54
4K8.479.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+12.1%
30−35
−12.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+34.8%
45−50
−34.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Battlefield 5 78
+14.7%
65−70
−14.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+45.2%
40−45
−45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−10%
30−35
+10%
Far Cry 5 75
+56.3%
45−50
−56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+81.7%
120−130
−81.7%
Hitman 3 54
+35%
40−45
−35%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+37.4%
95−100
−37.4%
Metro Exodus 81
+14.1%
70−75
−14.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+75%
65−70
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+47.3%
90−95
−47.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+97.8%
45−50
−97.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 69
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+31%
40−45
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
−32%
30−35
+32%
Far Cry 5 59
+22.9%
45−50
−22.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+5.5%
55−60
−5.5%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+66.7%
120−130
−66.7%
Hitman 3 51
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+35.4%
95−100
−35.4%
Metro Exodus 70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+17.6%
65−70
−17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+165%
45−50
−165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+43%
90−95
−43%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−24.3%
45−50
+24.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
−5%
40−45
+5%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−43.5%
30−35
+43.5%
Far Cry 5 43
−11.6%
45−50
+11.6%
Forza Horizon 4 71
−77.5%
120−130
+77.5%
Hitman 3 45
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
−50%
95−100
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+5.4%
37
−5.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
−232%
90−95
+232%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+29%
30−35
−29%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 28
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+50.4%
110−120
−50.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+14.3%
40−45
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 45
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+4.8%
40−45
−4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+6.6%
120−130
−6.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+17.6%
30−35
−17.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
−81.4%
100−110
+81.4%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+8.3%
24
−8.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+25%
27−30
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and RX 580 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 Mobile is 12% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 8% faster in 1440p
  • RX 580 Mobile is 11% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 165% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 580 Mobile is 232% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Mobile is ahead in 54 tests (75%)
  • RX 580 Mobile is ahead in 12 tests (17%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.68 19.63
Recency 15 August 2016 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% lower power consumption.

RX 580 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and Radeon RX 580 Mobile.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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