GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs Radeon RX 570

Place in the ranking	308	348
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.35	no data
Power efficiency	10.42	13.21
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	2048	1280
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	1063 MHz
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	1480 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	118.4
Floating-point processing power	5.095 TFLOPS	3.789 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	128	80

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	192.2 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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
CUDA	-	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 570 18.12
+18.3%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 15.32

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX 570 6967
+18.3%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 5891

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.

RX 570 18967
+42.3%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13334

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.

RX 570 13827
+32.6%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 10430

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.

RX 570 71096

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 74101
+4.2%

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.

RX 570 375145
+1.9%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 367999

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	83 +3.8%	80 −3.8%
1440p	48 +220%	15 −220%
4K	30 +0%	30 +0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.04	no data
1440p	3.52	no data
4K	5.63	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Elden Ring	55−60 +21.3%	45−50 −21.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	71 +42%	50−55 −42%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +21%	60−65 −21%
Metro Exodus	76 +81%	40−45 −81%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +16.2%	35−40 −16.2%
Valorant	70−75 +19.7%	60−65 −19.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	102 +104%	50−55 −104%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Dota 2	49 −14.3%	56 +14.3%
Elden Ring	55−60 +21.3%	45−50 −21.3%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +12.5%	55−60 −12.5%
Fortnite	102 +10.9%	92 −10.9%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +21%	60−65 −21%
Grand Theft Auto V	73 −15.1%	84 +15.1%
Metro Exodus	51 +21.4%	40−45 −21.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −40%	175 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +16.2%	35−40 −16.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +19.1%	45−50 −19.1%
Valorant	70−75 +19.7%	60−65 −19.7%
World of Tanks	210−220 +11.2%	190−200 −11.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	58 +16%	50−55 −16%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Dota 2	60−65 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +12.5%	55−60 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +21%	60−65 −21%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	66 +37.5%	48 −37.5%
Valorant	70−75 +19.7%	60−65 −19.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%
Elden Ring	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +18.7%	130−140 −18.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
World of Tanks	120−130 +15.9%	100−110 −15.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +29%	30−35 −29%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +27%	35−40 −27%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +24.3%	35−40 −24.3%
Metro Exodus	48 +41.2%	30−35 −41.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +20%	20−22 −20%
Valorant	45−50 +21.1%	35−40 −21.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Dota 2	30 −80%	54 +80%
Elden Ring	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 −80%	54 +80%
Metro Exodus	16 +60%	10−11 −60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −5.6%	57 +5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 −80%	54 +80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Dota 2	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +21.1%	18−20 −21.1%
Fortnite	21−24 −14.3%	24 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +18.2%	21−24 −18.2%
Valorant	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%

This is how RX 570 and GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB compete in popular games:

RX 570 is 4% faster in 1080p
RX 570 is 220% faster in 1440p
A tie in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 570 is 104% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 80% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 570 is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.12	15.32
Recency	18 April 2017	27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt