GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 FURY X and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 FURY X
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 275 Watt
24.85

GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms R9 FURY X by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking218206
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.9017.18
Power efficiency6.1915.20
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameFijiGP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date24 June 2015 (9 years ago)19 July 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 6 GB has 149% better value for money than R9 FURY X.

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 cores40961280
Compute units64no data
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8136.7
Floating-point processing power8.602 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs25680

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length191 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-
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.

R9 FURY X 24.85
GTX 1060 6 GB 26.61
+7.1%

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.

R9 FURY X 9575
GTX 1060 6 GB 10252
+7.1%

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.

R9 FURY X 16710
+28.7%
GTX 1060 6 GB 12984

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 HD80−85
−12.5%
90
+12.5%
1440p40−45
−17.5%
47
+17.5%
4K27−30
−11.1%
30
+11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.113.32
1440p16.236.36
4K24.049.97

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 69
+0%
69
+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 46
+0%
46
+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 22
+0%
22
+0%

This is how R9 FURY X and GTX 1060 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 13% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 18% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 11% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.85 26.61
Recency 24 June 2015 19 July 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1060 6 GB has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 129.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 FURY X and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.


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