GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon PRO W7600

Place in the ranking	130	206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	9
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	71.11	17.18
Power efficiency	19.49	15.20
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Navi 33	GP106
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	3 August 2023 (1 year ago)	19 July 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO W7600 has 314% better value for money than GTX 1060 6 GB.

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	no data	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	2440 MHz	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	13,300 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	312.3	136.7
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	250 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	18 GB/s	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 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	4x DisplayPort 2.1	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	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.

PRO W7600 36.96
+38.9%

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.61

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.

PRO W7600 14240
+38.9%

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252

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	120−130 +33.3%	90 −33.3%
1440p	65−70 +38.3%	47 −38.3%
4K	40−45 +33.3%	30 −33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.99	3.32
1440p	9.22	6.36
4K	14.98	9.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 +0%	72 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Battlefield 5	89 +0%	89 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66 +0%	66 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +0%	82 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	279 +0%	279 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	92 +0%	92 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +0%	100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	135 +0%	135 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 +0%	93 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Battlefield 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60 +0%	60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260 +0%	260 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	78 +0%	78 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	69 +0%	69 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	183 +0%	183 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +0%	38 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	43 +0%	43 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	73 +0%	73 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	43 +0%	43 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 +0%	32 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 +0%	30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	196 +0%	196 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	50 +0%	50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +0%	22 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	25 +0%	25 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +0%	18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 +0%	14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +0%	38 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how PRO W7600 and GTX 1060 6 GB compete in popular games:

PRO W7600 is 33% faster in 1080p
PRO W7600 is 38% faster in 1440p
PRO W7600 is 33% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	36.96	26.61
Recency	3 August 2023	19 July 2016
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt

PRO W7600 has a 38.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 6 GB, on the other hand, has 8.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO W7600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO W7600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.