GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon R9 Nano

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 Nano and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 Nano
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 175 Watt
22.02

GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms R9 Nano by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking252217
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.4222.57
Power efficiency8.6314.21
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameFijiGP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date27 August 2015 (9 years ago)18 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 3 GB has 316% better value for money than R9 Nano.

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 cores40961152
Compute units64no data
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate256.0123.0
Floating-point processing power8.192 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs25672

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
Length152 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 GB3 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s192.2 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort 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+-
ZeroCore+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no 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++
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 Nano 22.02
GTX 1060 3 GB 24.88
+13%

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 Nano 8486
GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
+13%

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 HD89
−12.4%
100−110
+12.4%
4K44
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.291.99
4K14.754.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−12.8%
150−160
+12.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−5.8%
110−120
+5.8%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−12.8%
150−160
+12.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−5.8%
110−120
+5.8%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−12.8%
150−160
+12.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−5.8%
110−120
+5.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−5.3%
120−130
+5.3%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

This is how R9 Nano and GTX 1060 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 12% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.02 24.88
Recency 27 August 2015 18 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 120 Watt

R9 Nano has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 45.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 Nano in performance tests.


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