AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has lower TDP (120 W vs 225 W)
- •AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB has higher Shading cores (2,304 vs 1,280)
- •AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB has higher VRAM (8 GB vs 6 GB)
- •AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB has higher Memory bus width (256 bit vs 192 bit)
- •AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB has higher Memory bandwidth (256 GB/s vs 192 GB/s)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Performance
VRAM8 GB▲6 GB
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory bus width256 bit▲192 bit
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s▲192 GB/s
Shading cores2,304▲1,280
RT cores00
Tensor / AI cores00
Base clock1469 MHz1506 MHz▲
Boost clock1545 MHz1708 MHz▲
Ray tracingNoNo
Upscaling techNone nativeNone
Power & Size
TDP225 W120 W▲
Recommended PSU500 W400 W▲
Power connector1× 8-pin1× 6-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Card length240 mm▲250 mm
Slot width2 slots2 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort, 1× HDMI, 1× DVI3× DisplayPort, 1× HDMI, 1× DVI