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The RX 570 pushed total system consumption to

almost 300 watts which is still manageable despite the
fact that the same system with the 1060 consumed
almost 20% less power.
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The RX 570 ended up delivering just a single extra

frame on average at 1080p and surprisingly just two
extra frames at 1440p. That said, the graph above
includes the results for Resident Evil 7, but that title
was a massive outlier. Take a look:
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If we include all the results this is what the overall

picture looks like. As you can see it's pretty even
across the board until you throw in the one game
where the GTX 1060 3GB tanked. We didn't see any
other situation where the RX 570 provided playable
performance while the GTX 1060 3GB failed.
I'm keen to see just how much you have to downgrade

the quality settings before the 1060 recovers but that
will have to wait until after Computex.
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For now, if we remove Resident Evil 7, the RX 570

actually ends up being 2% slower overall but to be fair
the results are still quite even. The RX 570 was faster
in 13 games and slower in 14 while the cards tied in a
single title. As we often find, there's no clear winner

here and it simply boils down to the games you plan to
play.
Each card has its strengths and weaknesses. The GTX

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1060 3GB's greatest weakness is its the limited
memory buffer, but to be fair this is rarely an issue at
1080p. As a brief tangent, the 3GB model was released
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almost a year ago and back then we heard how it was
dead on arrival, even for those gaming at 1080p. Well,
with the exception of one game, we have 28 examples
that show the 3GB 1060 providing quite playable
performance at 1080p, particularly in relation to the RX
570. If you bought a 3GB model last year, you're
probably wondering what all the fuss was about.
The GTX 1060 offers considerably better power

consumption, more overclocking headroom and cooler
operating temperatures, while the RX 570 offers strong
performance across the board with a slightly larger
VRAM buffer that can help keep it out of trouble and
the ability to be paired with a FreeSync monitor.
Which one would I go with? It would truly come down to

which one was cheapest and again, the games that I
intended on playing. That said, I feel like the RX 570 is
the safer bet, but I also really like the low power
consumption of the GTX 1060 3GB which generally
allows for cooler and quieter board partner cards.
These attributes may also make the GTX 1060 a better
pairing for budget builds with lower quality power
supplies.
Shopping shortcuts:
Radeon RX 570 on Amazon
Radeon RX 570 on Newegg
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB on Amazon
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB on Newegg
Basing your decision on which one I would pick isn't a

wise choice here. If you have a FreeSync capable
monitor or see yourself getting one then the RX 570 is
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an obvious choice, while if your monitor doesn't support
an adaptive sync technology and you tend to play
games that favor the green team, then the GTX 1060
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seems like a smarter choice. In the end, you'll have to
pick the "winner" that best suits your own
circumstances, though the heap of data included here
should help you make the right decision.
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01. Mainstream GPU Battle

02. Benchmarks: Far Cry Primal, Tom Clancy's The Division, Hitman, Quantum
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03. Benchmarks: Overwatch, Doom, Total War: Warhammer, Mirror's Edge
Catalyst
04. Benchmarks: F1 2016, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Battlefield 1, Mafia III
05. Benchmarks: Gears of War 4, Titanfall 2, Civilization VI, Call of Duty: Infinite
06. Benchmarks: Dishonored 2, WATCH_DOGS2, Resident Evil 7, For Honor
07. Benchmarks: Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Dawn of
War III, Pre
08. Wrapping Things Up: Taking Averages
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texasrattler 5 months ago
Great article. I liked it. I dont always read these but

was interested in the difference between these
mainstream cards. I use a 1070 but its good to see
where the 1060 3gb lies. Not a bad card for those
using 1080p.
Im not AMD fan, probably never will be but the 570

n 580 seem good for those at 1080p. Even at 1440
for some games.
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Dinosaurfart 5 months ago
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with both sides and your numbers dont line up with
How did my
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Roddy_K 5 months ago
A very interesting article and thanks for posting it. I

really like what's going on with the red team on the
benchmarks especially with DirectX 12 and I'm
happy with the fact that AMD is giving Nvidia and
Intel some competition but what good does it do
when there is literally no RX 570 stock to be found
and the gtx 1060 is overstocked on the shelf?

Come on AMD get in game.
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ZackL04 5 months ago

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No mention of higher driver overhead onwith the

AMD drivers. Re-run the test on a stock clocked
Ryzen non X CPU and the 570 will drop across all 269
games.
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dirtyferret 4 people liked this | 5 months ago
Steve
You can't go around showing people a 3GB card

offering similar or better performance then a 4GB,
you just can't. Think of the children! Now go re-run
some future proof tests showing the AMD 470/570
is future proof damn it!
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theBest11778 4 people liked this | 5 months ago
No mention of higher driver overhead onwith the AMD

drivers. Re-run the test on a stock clocked Ryzen non
X CPU and the 570 will drop across all games.
AMD's current drivers have lower CPU overhead

compared to NVIDIA. I tested this personally a
week ago (GTX 1060 6gb vs RX 580.) With the
AMD card CPU utilization was nearly 10% lower
while delivering basically the same performance.
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Squid Surprise 2 people liked this | 5 months ago
Bah.... Everyone knows that the 570 is future

proof.... In 3 years, it will be outperforming the
1080!
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GreenNova343 2 people liked this | 5 months ago
Nice solid review.
As for those that have questions:

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-- blithely stating "the test results don't match
results that I've seen elsewhere" without providing
links to said tests means you're really only giving
your personal opinion...& that & $5 will get you a 269
cup of coffee at Starbucks.
-- Those stating the RX 570 isn't in stock anywhere
apparently aren't looking in the right places.
PCPartPicker shows 10 different versions of the RX
570 available
(https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-
card/#c=392&sor
=price) from 5 separate manufacturers in the USA
alone.
-- As far as price vs. performance, we've been here
before. When the GTX 1060 (6GB model) & RX
480 first came out, the GTX card had slightly better
performance (~10%), but its MSRP was much
higher (~25%). So as long as the RX 480 was at
least 10% cheaper than the GTX 1060, you could
safely buy it with the assurance that you were
getting your money's worth. And now, we have the
GTX 1060 (3GB model) providing ~2% more
performance, but costing ~10% more -- the MSI
GTX 1060 in the review running at $216.99 USD
while the Gigabyte RX 570 Aorus model running at
$196.99 USD
(https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-
card/#c=378,392&
sort=price&m=18,27). So again, if you're looking for
performance in a specific game, you can pick
whichever card performs better, while being safe in
the knowledge that (except for RE7) you're not
losing performance or wasting your cash with either
choice.
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OcelotRex 1 person liked this | 5 months ago
Nice solid review.
...that & $5 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks....

before.
Agreed with most of what you said, especially that it

was a good review.
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Starbucks coffee though is not that expensive,
averaging around $2.10 per cup.
Some people don't live and die by the 269

price/performance ratio though. Even if you do
dedicated shoppers can find a deal to get either
card around the same price or can take an amazing
deal on a specific card and save a ton of money. If
price is your sole determination there will be an
amazing deal if one waits for it. (For example I
grabbed a MSI 6gb GTX 1060 Gaming X for slightly
above $200 when RX 480 8GB were $230-250.)
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dirtyferret 5 months ago
I grabbed my factory OC GTX 1060 for $180

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Puiu 5 months ago
In general if the difference in price isn't too big I

would go for the RX 570. The option to buy a cheap
Freesync monitor trumps anything else and the
extra VRAM and async support are also a nice
bonus since I don't usually upgrade the PC every
year like some "enthusiasts" do.
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AMD's current drivers have lower CPU overhead

compared to NVIDIA. I tested this personally a week
ago (GTX 1060 6gb vs RX 580.) With the AMD card
CPU utilization was nearly 10% lower while delivering
basically the same performance.
Hmm, when did this happen? This is news to me.
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theBest11778 5 months ago
Hmm, when did this happen? This is news to me.

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I just bought an RX 580 and a 1060 tested both and

chose 1. The 580 had noticeably lower cpu usage
on my i7 2600k 4.4ghz. I chose the 1060 since 269
performance was about the same, but the card is
much smaller (evga ACX 2 1/2 size card.) Im going
itx build soon once AM4 itx boards are actually
available. Don't get me wrong I didn't expect it
either but AMD's drivers are now superior to
NVIDIA's as far as overhead is concerned.
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Robaye 5 months ago
Searched online. Turning off Shadow Cache helps

the 1060 3GB with RE7. See url below for more
info.
[link]
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I just bought an RX 580 and a 1060 tested both and

chose 1. The 580 had noticeably lower cpu usage on
my i7 2600k 4.4ghz. I chose the 1060 since
performance was about the same, but the card is much
smaller (evga ACX 2 1/2 size card.) Im going itx build
soon once AM4 itx boards are actually available. Don't
get me wrong I didn't expect it either but AMD's drivers
are now superior to NVIDIA's as far as overhead is
concerned.
I have the same 6gb card (SC model) and a 2600k

too ;) I recently bought a refurbished HP pre-built
that came with a rx 480 and to my surprise the card
was the same 6" itx size. I wonder why the partner
companies wont make an itx sized rx card but
HP/amd can?
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Sum Guy 5 months ago
Sometimes I wonder about these settings.

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I have GTA5 and I would love to get over 60 fps on
maxed ultra. I have a fury x , paired with a 5930k i7,
and 32gb ddr4. This makes me wonder what
settings are not maxed out. The best I can get is 269
about 45 to 50 fps sustained with a few things

turned down.
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Nice solid review.

...that & $5 will get you a cup of coffee at
Starbucks....
before.
Agreed with most of what you said, especially that it

was a good review.
Starbucks coffee though is not that expensive,
averaging around $2.10 per cup.
You must be getting the lowest grade coffee for

$2.10. LOL
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OcelotRex 5 months ago
You must be getting the lowest grade coffee for $2.10.

LOL
Lowest grade? They have 5 or so varieties of

regular coffee.
The espresso drinks like the lattes and cappuccinos

are the ones that hover in the $4-5 range.
If you want a cup of regular coffee at Starbucks it's

not that much more than other places.
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I dont like their coffee anyways, it's like drinking

colored water. I prefer my turkish mud.:p
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Sometimes I wonder about these settings.

I have GTA5 and I would love to get over 60 fps on
maxed ultra. I have a fury x , paired with a 5930k i7,
and 32gb ddr4. This makes me wonder what settings
are not maxed out. The best I can get is about 45 to 50
fps sustained with a few things turned down.
Make sure your overclocked to around 4.5ghz and

that your using 3000mhz+ RAM. GTA V shows
huge improvements with that type of cpu power and
memory speed. My 2600k at 4.7 with 2133 ram
does very well.
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Radeon RX 570 vs. GeForce

Google unveils Pixel Visual Core, its rst

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is now

Samsung is ready to produce 8nm chips

Microsoft Surface Book 2 announced with

Adobe Lightroom CC is a cloud-based

TRENDING REVIEWS FEATURES THE BEST DOWNLOADS

PRODUCT FINDER FORUMS

Microsoft is bringing back the beloved

Wrapping Things Up: Taking

The RX 570 pushed total system consumption to

The RX 570 ended up delivering just a single extra

was a massive outlier. Take a look:

If we include all the results this is what the overall

I'm keen to see just how much you have to downgrade

For now, if we remove Resident Evil 7, the RX 570

single title. As we often find, there's no clear winner

Each card has its strengths and weaknesses. The GTX

The GTX 1060 offers considerably better power

Which one would I go with? It would truly come down to

Radeon RX 570 on Amazon

Radeon RX 570 on Newegg

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB on Amazon

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB on Newegg

Basing your decision on which one I would pick isn't a

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Great article. I liked it. I dont always read these but

Im not AMD fan, probably never will be but the 570

A very interesting article and thanks for posting it. I

and the gtx 1060 is overstocked on the shelf?

ZackL04 5 months ago

No mention of higher driver overhead onwith the

dirtyferret 4 people liked this | 5 months ago

You can't go around showing people a 3GB card

theBest11778 4 people liked this | 5 months ago

No mention of higher driver overhead onwith the AMD

AMD's current drivers have lower CPU overhead

Squid Surprise 2 people liked this | 5 months ago

Bah.... Everyone knows that the 570 is future

GreenNova343 2 people liked this | 5 months ago

Nice solid review.

As for those that have questions:

OcelotRex 1 person liked this | 5 months ago

Nice solid review.

...that & $5 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks....

Agreed with most of what you said, especially that it

Some people don't live and die by the 269

dirtyferret 5 months ago

I grabbed my factory OC GTX 1060 for $180

Puiu 5 months ago

In general if the difference in price isn't too big I

ZackL04 5 months ago

AMD's current drivers have lower CPU overhead

Hmm, when did this happen? This is news to me.

theBest11778 5 months ago

Hmm, when did this happen? This is news to me.

I just bought an RX 580 and a 1060 tested both and

Robaye 5 months ago

Searched online. Turning off Shadow Cache helps