NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
The AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB is ahead by 7% on our index and meets the recommended card of 2 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 15 16
Video memory 6 GB 8 GB
Rated power 120 W 185 W
Launch price $249 $229
Index per $100 6.0 7.0
Games at recommended 223 225
Released20162017
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21314
- Fortnite1516
- Palworld1516
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB; right: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB.
Games only the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB faster than the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB?
No — the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB scores 16 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB's 15, a 7% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB meets the recommended graphics card of 223 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB, 225.