GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon RX 460

Place in performance ranking	396	218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.31	16.50
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 August 2016 (7 years ago)	26 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data
Current price	$397 (4.6x MSRP)	$203

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 5 GB has 1160% better value for money than RX 460.

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	896	1280
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	136.7
Floating-point performance	2,150 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm	250 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	5 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	160.2 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, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

Technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
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.

RX 460 10.59

GTX 1060 5 GB 23.34
+120%

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 120% 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%

RX 460 4101

GTX 1060 5 GB 9039
+120%

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 120% 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	41 −120%	90−95 +120%
1440p	55 −118%	120−130 +118%
4K	20 −100%	40−45 +100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−119%

35−40
+119%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 −106%	70−75 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	40 −113%	85−90 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −120%	90−95 +120%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −111%	120−130 +111%
Hitman 3	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 −106%	70−75 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 −106%	70−75 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	28 −114%	60−65 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 −119%	35−40 +119%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	37 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −111%	80−85 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	54 −104%	110−120 +104%
Hitman 3	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Metro Exodus	21 −114%	45−50 +114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −106%	35−40 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	28 −114%	60−65 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −116%	80−85 +116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −106%	35−40 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	34 −106%	70−75 +106%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 −114%	75−80 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	41 −120%	90−95 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Hitman 3	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Hitman 3	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −100%	24−27 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	11 −118%	24−27 +118%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 −100%	24−27 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%

This is how RX 460 and GTX 1060 5 GB compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 5 GB is 120% faster than RX 460 in 1080p
GTX 1060 5 GB is 118% faster than RX 460 in 1440p
GTX 1060 5 GB is 100% faster than RX 460 in 4K

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	10.59	23.34
Recency	8 August 2016	26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	5 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	120 Watt