Radeon RX 5600 XT vs. GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs. GTX 1070: 32 Game Benchmark

Today we're running the Radeon RX 5600 XT through more 30 games for the first time and for comparison we take the older Pascal-based GTX 1070 and 1060 GPUs. We've besides thrown in the RTX 2060 Super and RX 5700 XT for good measure considering nosotros already had most of that data.

The primal takeaway for this commodity is to see what kind of upgrade the Radeon 5600 XT offers over the GTX 1060 when testing a huge range of games. This will also give RX 580 owners a adept thought how much faster the 5600 XT is as we found last twelvemonth when testing 38 titles that the 580 was but 2-3% faster than the 1060 on average. That's another GPU battle we'll probably revisit presently.

The GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was introduced for $250 back in July 2016, about three and a half years ago. The version used for testing in this video is technically $300, as information technology packs updated 9 Gbps GDDR5 retentiveness, merely with very pocket-sized performance gains of iii-4% on offering, in that location wasn't much in it, so the results hither will exist representative of the more than premium GTX 1060 models, which were priced effectually $280 upon release.

Recently we plant that for about the same price at launch, the 5700 XT was ~50% faster than the GTX 1070, and so we're interested to encounter if the 5600 XT tin can offer similar gains over the GTX 1060. Every bit nosotros just mentioned, it'south been about iv years, so nosotros're hoping for at least a 50% performance improvement.

Representing the GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 we accept MSI'southward Gaming X Plus models, both volition be going head to head with MSI'southward RX 5600 XT Gaming X. Powering our GPU test rig is an Intel Core i9-9900K overclocked to five GHz with 16GB of DDR4-3400 memory. As usual, rather than get over all 32 graphs, nosotros'll expect at effectually a dozen closely then jump into the operation breakdown graphs.

Benchmarks

Outset up nosotros have Assassinator's Creed Odyssey where the 5600 XT is but able to friction match the GTX 1070. This isn't a terrible effect considering the GeForce GPU cost at least $100 more than upon release, but that was over three years ago.

Matching the 1070 meant that the 5600 XT was 50% faster than the 1060 at 1080p and 53% faster at 1440p.

Once more we can see that the 5600 XT is only able to lucifer the GTX 1070, this time when testing with Star Wars Jedi Fallen Guild. The Radeon was 49% faster than the GTX 1060 at 1080p and that margin grew to 63% at 1440p, then at least in this title the 5600 XT is significantly more than capable at this higher resolution.

The Outer Worlds uses the Unreal Engine and since this engine has been better optimized for Nvidia hardware, the 5600 XT was simply able to lucifer the GTX 1070. That makes the new Radeon GPU a pretty weak upgrade for GTX 1060 owners in this championship, just a 30% gain at 1080p and 35% at 1440p.

Nosotros go our first example of the 5600 XT easily outperforming the GTX 1070 in Phone call of Duty. Hither information technology was 25% faster at 1080p and 26% faster at 1440p. The Radeon was almost 62% faster than the GTX 1060 at 1080p and 67% faster at 1440p. That's the kind of solid functioning uplift that would warrant the upgrade.

The Cherry-red Dead Redemption ii benchmark results are interesting and we meet the starting time bit of real trouble for the 6GB 5600 XT. The frame fourth dimension performance at 1440p wasn't bang-up, nosotros see a very large disparity between the 1% depression and boilerplate frame rate, a similar problem is besides seen with the GTX 1060, another 6GB model.

The Radeon 5600 XT was 31% faster than the GTX 1070 in Command at 1080p and that meant the Navi based GPU was fourscore% faster than the GTX 1060, then a very pregnant performance uplift there. The gains were very similar at both 1080p and 1440p.

The 5600 XT performed well when testing with Globe War Z, here information technology was 28% faster than the GTX 1070 at 1080p and that meant it was 72% faster than the GTX 1060.

Practise note the onetime $250 Pascal GPU had no trouble delivering playable performance at 1080p. Information technology did struggle a little at 1440p, though 56 fps on average with 48 fps for the 1% depression is still very playable. But for up to 70% more performance, the 5600 XT is a nice upgrade.

F1 2019 is another championship where the Radeon 5600 XT performed really well. Here it outpaced the GTX 1070 by a 29% margin at 1080p. This allowed the Radeon GPU to deliver 82% more frames than the GTX 1060, so a massive upgrade for F1 fans. Margins were much the same at 1440p.

For testing with Tom Clancy'south Rainbow Six Siege nosotros've updated to the Vulkan API. Here the 5600 XT was 29% faster than the GTX 1070 and that meant information technology was 71% faster than the GTX 1060.

The same 75% performance gain was seen at 1440p and here information technology's much more pregnant as it took the states from 56 fps on average to 98 fps.

Testing with Fortnite, the 5600 XT was able to outpace the GTX 1070 again though only by a 15% margin. By beating the GTX 1070, it besides ways it was a good bit faster than the 1060, boosting frame rates by 64% at 1080p.

The boost from 50 fps on average to 81 fps at 1440p volition be the most noticeable, we're looking at a whopping 62% performance increment at the larger resolution.

The functioning margins in Gears 5 are similar to the by few games we've looked at. The 5600 XT pushed comfortably ahead of the GTX 1070 to shell the 1060 by a convincing 69% margin at 1080p and 70% at 1440p.

Typically Radeon GPUs perform well in Shadow of the Tomb Raider and the 5600 XT is no exception. Hither it was 62% faster than the GTX 1060 at 1080p and 66% faster at 1440p. Solid gains across the board.

Our Apex Legends Season iv testing shows the 5600 XT beating the GTX 1070 at 1080p by a 23% margin and the GTX 1060 past a 55% margin.

The concluding ready of results we're going to discuss in item are from Borderlands 3. We see very stiff performance from the 5600 XT: at 1080p information technology crushed the GTX 1060 by an 88% margin then about past 100% at 1440p.

Performance Summary

Compared to the older Pascal-based GPUs, the Radeon 5600 XT looks similar it could be a feasible upgrade for GTX 1060 owners, though probably not for those looking for a solid upgrade from the GTX 1070.

Above we took a look and discussed the results of fourteen out of the 32 games we tested. Here's a look at the average performance beyond all the titles.

On average, the Radeon 5600 XT is 17% faster than the GTX 1070 at 1080p. That's not a viable upgrade for owners of the ~$400 Pascal GPU from a few years ago. However when compared to the GTX 1060 we're looking at a 59% performance increase, and that's pretty substantial.

As well, when compared to the $250 base model GTX 1060'due south you'd be looking at merely over a 65% performance increase on average. The margins are basically identical at 1440p besides. Information technology is important to see what are the games driving the most substantial gains though...

What We Learned

With such an all-encompassing number of games tested, nosotros tin can easily conclude the Radeon RX 5600 XT is ~threescore% faster than the GTX 1060 and that makes information technology a solid upgrade option for most gamers. The caveat to the rule will come depending on the games you play the virtually, which y'all tin can run across for yourself using the graphs above.

The GeForce GTX 1060 base models were available at $250 at launch with models such as the MSI Gaming X+ priced effectually $300. Realistically, you could accomplish a similar level of performance for effectually $270-$280, or a like toll to today's base model 5600 XTs. If you were to say a quality GTX 1060 would take set you dorsum around $270 three years ago, that would brand the 5600 XT ~7-10% more than expensive. Or if we compared MSRPs of $250 vs. $280, the 5600 XT comes out 12% more expensive, so permit's become with that as a worst case scenario.

After near 3.5 years you're looking at about a threescore% performance increase for a 12% increase in price, not astonishing, but not terrible either given the lack of competition during that fourth dimension.

The problem the Radeon 5600 XT faces when it comes to the value equation is the same problem every sub-$300 GPU has had over the past yr or so: heavily discounted RX 580 cards are still available. Upon the 5600 XT'southward release a month ago y'all could buy an 8GB 580 for $180, and now they're down to $170 with some models bottoming out at just $160. If nosotros assume the RX 580 and GTX 1060 are still neck and cervix, that would mean although the 5600 XT is about l% faster than the 580, it likewise costs at least 55% more.

But if we focus on raw performance, the Radeon 5600 XT is impressive in terms of value given information technology's a few tiers higher up the RX 580. We're probably looking more at Vega 56-type performance, every bit Vega 56 was ~10% faster than the GTX 1070 when we last tested information technology.

The Radeon Vega 56 came in at $400 (sort of), which makes the 5600 XT a good bit cheaper and it too uses way less power. This is a proficient step forrard for AMD in a two year timeframe. The hope is that AMD can continue to become more competitive across the board and this will aid drive GPU prices down.

Nosotros saw years of stagnation on the CPU front when AMD had nothing and Intel reigned free. We're looking at a like outcome for GPUs over the past few years. Hopefully Radeon tin can accept a Ryzen moment in the non too distant future.