AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is ahead by 8% on our index and meets the recommended card of 4 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 12 13
Video memory 4 GB 3 GB
Rated power 107 W 120 W
Launch price $199 $199
Index per $100 6.0 6.5
Games at recommended 156 152
Released20222016
FeaturesFSR · ray tracingFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21111
- Fortnite1213
- Palworld1213
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB runs at recommended
- DAVE THE DIVER
- Stray
- Forza Horizon 4
- Battlefield™ 1
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Watch_Dogs® 2
- Fallout 4
And 4 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB scores 13 on our index to the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT's 12, a 8% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT meets the recommended graphics card of 156 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, 152.