GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Radeon RX 480

Intro

Compare all that to the Radeon RX 480, which makes use of a 14 nm design. AMD has set the core frequency at 1120 MHz. The GDDR5 memory works at a speed of 2000 MHz on this card. It features 2304 SPUs as well as 144 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		290 Sol/s
Radeon RX 480		280 Sol/s
	Difference: 10 (4%)

Ethereum Mining Hash Rate

Radeon RX 480		27 Mh/s
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		19 Mh/s
	Difference: 8 (42%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

Radeon RX 480		13349 points
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
	Difference: 1164 (10%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
Radeon RX 480		150 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (25%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon RX 480 should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 480		262144 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 65536 (33%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 480 should be quite a bit (about 49%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

Radeon RX 480		161280 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 52848 (49%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a better choice, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
Radeon RX 480		35840 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 36448 (102%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.