NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs AMD Radeon R9 290
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is ahead by 7% on our index and meets the recommended card of 40 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 15 14
Video memory 6 GB 4 GB
Rated power 120 W 275 W
Launch price $249 $399
Index per $100 6.0 3.5
Games at recommended 223 183
Released20162013
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21312
- Fortnite1514
- Palworld1514
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB; right: AMD Radeon R9 290.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB runs at recommended
- Poppy Playtime
- eFootball™
- It Takes Two
- Battlefield™ V
- Titanfall® 2
- ULTRAKILL
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
- Red Dead Redemption 2
And 32 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB faster than the AMD Radeon R9 290?
Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB scores 15 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 290's 14, 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 R9 290, 183.