Radeon RX 6300M vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and Radeon RX 6300M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1060 Mobile
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
19.68
+18.2%

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms RX 6300M by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking277323
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.29no data
Power efficiency17.0032.88
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP106Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1280768
Core clock speed1506 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.6115.2
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS3.686 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs8048
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s72 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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA+-

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 HD67
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
1440p43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
4K28
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.54no data
1440p5.51no data
4K8.47no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Battlefield 5 78
+20%
65−70
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Far Cry 5 75
+25%
60−65
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+20.5%
190−200
−20.5%
Hitman 3 54
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+1600%
8−9
−1600%
Metro Exodus 81
+24.6%
65−70
−24.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+2875%
4−5
−2875%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+389%
27−30
−389%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 69
+25.5%
55−60
−25.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+2650%
2−3
−2650%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry 5 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+28.9%
45−50
−28.9%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+23.5%
170−180
−23.5%
Hitman 3 51
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+1575%
8−9
−1575%
Metro Exodus 70
+27.3%
55−60
−27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+24%
50−55
−24%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+1900%
4−5
−1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+1256%
9−10
−1256%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+375%
27−30
−375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Far Cry 5 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Hitman 3 45
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+725%
8−9
−725%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+333%
9−10
−333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 28
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+23.6%
140−150
−23.6%
Hitman 3 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Metro Exodus 45
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+29%
100−105
−29%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Metro Exodus 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+900%
2−3
−900%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and RX 6300M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 22% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 23% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 2950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Mobile is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.68 16.65
Recency 15 August 2016 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6300M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6300M in performance tests.


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