Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 1015 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 51% better in Fortnite than Radeon R9 270X - 65 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $189.97 vs $284.28
- Up to 56% better value when playing Fortnite than Radeon R9 270X - $2.92 vs $6.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 120 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 6 vs 2 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
43
66.15384615384615%
Value, $/FPS
$6.61/FPS
44.175491679273826%
Price, $
$284.28
66%
Buy for $284.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 321663 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
65
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $189.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 321662 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
40.96062416189199%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
61.44842721287491%
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$199 | MSRP | $299 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |