GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 vs Radeon R9 280X

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	327	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	11.93	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Thaiti XTL	GP104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (10 years old)	8 March 2018 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$11.99 (0x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	2048	1280
Core clock speed	no data	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1708 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	128.0	136.6
Floating-point performance	4,096 gflops	no data

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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm	250 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	1x 6-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288 GB/s	192.2 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	no 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
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	6.1

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	8 October 2013	8 March 2018
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt

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