Comparison

GTX 1060 vs RX 590

Retail Price

Better Value

Retail Price

Value

35

Value

44

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Peformace

4215

Peformace

4777

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+13.3%

Release Date

2016

Release Date

2018

MSRP

299 $

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+7.2%

MSRP

279 $

Video Memory

6 GB

Video Memory

8 GB

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+33.3%

Power Consumption

120 W

Power Consumption

175 W

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+45.8%

Is GTX 1060 better than RX 590?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 is slower than, AMD Radeon RX 590 by -13.3%.

The GTX 1060 is more energy-efficient considering its peformance, consuming 120 watts to produce 3DMark score of 4215. By comparing its benchmark score to its power consumption, we get an efficiency score of 35.1. RX 590's efficiency score is 27.3, 28.7% lower, making GTX 1060 the smarter choice in terms of power consumption.

GTX 1060 price to performance rating is lower than RX 590's by -25.7%.