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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 1980 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 8% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 70 vs 65 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $139.99 vs $144.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $2.0 vs $2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 107 vs 120 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 4 vs 3 GB
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
70
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
68%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Navi II |
| $199 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1708 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$14.41/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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