Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 819 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 69 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $119.99 vs $144.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $1.74 vs $2.16 per FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 120 vs 175 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
69
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315734 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
67
97.10144927536231%
Value, $/FPS
$2.16/FPS
80.55555555555554%
Price, $
$144.99
82%
Buy for $144.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315075 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
60.30739204684069%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
55.28089887640449%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$279 | MSRP | $199 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |