GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 295X2

Place in performance ranking	231	186
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Value for money	3.21	3.22
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Vesuvius	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 April 2014 (9 years old)	19 July 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	$299
Current price	$600 (0.4x MSRP)	$911 (3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 295X2 and GTX 1060 6 GB have a nearly equal value for money.

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	2816	1280
Core clock speed	no data	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1018 MHz	1708 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.2	136.7
Floating-point performance	2x 5,733 gflops	4,375 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 support	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	307 mm	250 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2 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	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	640 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	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data
G-SYNC 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
VR Ready	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	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	6.1

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 295X2 22.26

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.47
+18.9%

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 19% based on our aggregated 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 295X2 8621

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252
+18.9%

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 19% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 295X2 21197
+63.3%

GTX 1060 6 GB 12984

Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 63% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	75−80 −22.7%	92 +22.7%
1440p	40−45 −22.5%	49 +22.5%
4K	24−27 −33.3%	32 +33.3%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	22.26	26.47
Recency	29 April 2014	19 July 2016
Cost	$1499	$299
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	120 Watt