Comparision PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB vs Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB video card is based on the GCN 4.0 architecture. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 on the Pascal architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 4400 million. PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB has a transistor size of 14 nm versus 16.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1257 MHz versus 1506 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB has 8 GB. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 256 Gb/s versus 192.2 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB is 6.11. At Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3.74.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB scored 7550 points. And here is the second card 9786 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 13484 points. Second 12233 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB has Directx version 12. Video card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB has 185W heat dissipation requirements versus 120W for Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060.
Why Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 is better than PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score 79896 против 72998 , more on 9%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 11605 против 10537 , more on 10%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 13484 против 12233 , more on 10%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 18662 против 16502 , more on 13%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 42936 против 41729 , more on 3%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 337869 против 224483 , more on 51%
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB vs Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060: highlights
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FAQ
How does the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB scored 7550 points. The second video card scored 9786 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB is 6.11 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 3.74 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB 185 Watt. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 120 Watt.
How fast are PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB and Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB operates at 1257 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1350 MHz. The clock base frequency of Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 reaches 1506 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1746 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 256 GB/s. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 works with GDDR5. The second one has 6 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 256 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB has 1 HDMI outputs. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB uses There is no data. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB is built on GCN 4.0. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 uses the Pascal architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB is equipped with Polaris 20. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 is set to GP106.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 580 8GB has 5700 million transistors. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 has 4400 million transistors