NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs AMD Radeon RX 580

The AMD Radeon RX 580 leads on gaming, scoring 16.6 — about 15% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. For 3D modelling the AMD Radeon RX 580 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The AMD Radeon RX 580 comes out ahead in 4 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the AMD Radeon RX 580 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB costs around 9% more. The AMD Radeon RX 580 wins outright: faster and better value.

GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIARadeon RX 580AMDour pick
Performance scores
Gaming14.416.6
3D Modelling15.120.3
AI10.413.8
VR14.517
Value scores
Gaming2227.5
3D Modelling2333.7
AI15.922.9
VR22.128.2
Specifications
steam_share_pct1.540.58
UserBenchmark Speed23.721.5
FP32 Compute4.38 TFLOPS6.17 TFLOPS
AI Throughput0 TOPS0 TOPS
VRAM6 GB8 GB
Mem Bandwidth192.2 GB/s256 GB/s
TDP120 W185 W
RRP$249$229

★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.