GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon RX 8060S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 8060S with GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX 8060S
2025
40.79
+78.3%

RX 8060S outperforms GTX 1060 3 GB by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking108258
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.58
Power efficiencyno data14.53
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)18 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores401152
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed2900 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,400 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data120 Watt
Texture fill rateno data123.0
Floating-point processing powerno data3.935 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data72

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2002 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.2 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+
CUDA-6.1

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 HD103
+87.3%
55−60
−87.3%
1440p51
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
4K35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.62
1440pno data7.37
4Kno data11.06

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+87.5%
120−130
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
God of War 100−110
+83.6%
55−60
−83.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Counter-Strike 2 215
+79.2%
120−130
−79.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
Far Cry 5 96
+92%
50−55
−92%
Fortnite 170−180
+86.3%
95−100
−86.3%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+87.1%
85−90
−87.1%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+84.3%
70−75
−84.3%
God of War 100−110
+83.6%
55−60
−83.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+87.1%
85−90
−87.1%
Valorant 230−240
+81.5%
130−140
−81.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Counter-Strike 2 109
+81.7%
60−65
−81.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+85.3%
150−160
−85.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
Far Cry 5 95
+90%
50−55
−90%
Fortnite 170−180
+86.3%
95−100
−86.3%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+87.1%
85−90
−87.1%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+84.3%
70−75
−84.3%
God of War 100−110
+83.6%
55−60
−83.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 127
+81.4%
70−75
−81.4%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+80%
55−60
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+87.1%
85−90
−87.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+86.3%
80−85
−86.3%
Valorant 230−240
+81.5%
130−140
−81.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
Far Cry 5 92
+84%
50−55
−84%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+87.1%
85−90
−87.1%
God of War 100−110
+83.6%
55−60
−83.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+87.1%
85−90
−87.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+83.6%
55−60
−83.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+86.3%
95−100
−86.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 71
+103%
35−40
−103%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+79.4%
160−170
−79.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 70
+100%
35−40
−100%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%
Valorant 260−270
+90.7%
140−150
−90.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+89.1%
55−60
−89.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+83.6%
55−60
−83.6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+84.6%
65−70
−84.6%
God of War 55−60
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+100%
40−45
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+83.3%
60−65
−83.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 36
+100%
18−20
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+90%
40−45
−90%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Valorant 250−260
+78.6%
140−150
−78.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+100%
40−45
−100%
God of War 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+93.3%
30−33
−93.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%

This is how RX 8060S and GTX 1060 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 8060S is 87% faster in 1080p
  • RX 8060S is 89% faster in 1440p
  • RX 8060S is 94% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.79 22.88
Recency 6 January 2025 18 August 2016

RX 8060S has a 78.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 years.

The Radeon RX 8060S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 8060S is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop one.

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