GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 1060 vs Radeon Vega 8: measured FPS in 26 games

Median gap+533%GTX 1060 faster

GTX 1060 ahead26/26games, by more than 3%

Radeon Vega 8 ahead0/26games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/26games

We have 43 published results where the GTX 1060 and the Radeon Vega 8 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 26 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 1060 is a median 533% faster than the Radeon Vega 8. The GTX 1060 is ahead by more than 3% in 26 of the 26 games and the Radeon Vega 8 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 1060 (entry level) and Radeon Vega 8 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	GTX 1060	Radeon Vega 8	Gap	Source
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1080p High	76 FPS	13 FPS	GTX 1060 +485%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1080p Ultra	44 FPS	8 FPS	GTX 1060 +450%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
BioShock Infinite	1080p Ultra	113.5 FPS	18 FPS	GTX 1060 +531%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Doom	1080p High	106 FPS	10.4 FPS	GTX 1060 +919%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Fallout 4	1080p High	96 FPS	14.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +544%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Batman: Arkham Knight	1080p High	97 FPS	16 FPS	GTX 1060 +506%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Rise of the Tomb Raider	1080p High	82 FPS	12 FPS	GTX 1060 +583%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Rise of the Tomb Raider	1080p Ultra	67 FPS	9 FPS	GTX 1060 +644%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Overwatch	1080p High	190 FPS	39 FPS	GTX 1060 +387%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Overwatch	1080p Ultra	116 FPS	20 FPS	GTX 1060 +480%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Dragon Age: Inquisition	1080p High	96.5 FPS	12.8 FPS	GTX 1060 +654%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Battlefield 1	1080p High	98 FPS	14 FPS	GTX 1060 +600%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Battlefield 1	1080p Ultra	89 FPS	12 FPS	GTX 1060 +642%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Titanfall 2	1080p High	122 FPS	17.5 FPS	GTX 1060 +597%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Titanfall 2	1080p Ultra	112 FPS	15.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +613%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Dishonored 2	1080p High	66.1 FPS	11.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +465%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Dishonored 2	1080p Ultra	57 FPS	9.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +476%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Watch Dogs 2	1080p High	71 FPS	10.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +564%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Watch Dogs 2	1080p Ultra	48 FPS	6.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +596%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Alien: Isolation	1080p High	195 FPS	28.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +579%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Alien: Isolation	1080p Ultra	133 FPS	22.3 FPS	GTX 1060 +496%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
The Sims 4	1080p High	164 FPS	31.5 FPS	GTX 1060 +421%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
The Sims 4	1080p Ultra	148 FPS	27.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +434%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	1080p High	66.5 FPS	13 FPS	GTX 1060 +412%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	1080p Ultra	63.8 FPS	11.5 FPS	GTX 1060 +455%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	1080p High	58 FPS	13 FPS	GTX 1060 +346%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Hitman	1080p High	58.4 FPS	17.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +226%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Mad Max	1080p High	144 FPS	22.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +534%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Mad Max	1080p Ultra	132 FPS	20.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +538%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Rainbow Six Siege	1080p High	154 FPS	29 FPS	GTX 1060 +431%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Rainbow Six Siege	1080p Ultra	130 FPS	22 FPS	GTX 1060 +491%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Far Cry: Primal	1080p High	85 FPS	14 FPS	GTX 1060 +507%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
XCOM 2	1080p High	65.6 FPS	7.2 FPS	GTX 1060 +811%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Tom Clancy's The Division	1080p High	75.1 FPS	15 FPS	GTX 1060 +401%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Tom Clancy's The Division	1080p Ultra	59.6 FPS	8 FPS	GTX 1060 +645%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Mirror's Edge Catalyst	1080p High	86.1 FPS	12.6 FPS	GTX 1060 +583%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Mirror's Edge Catalyst	1080p Ultra	78.3 FPS	8.1 FPS	GTX 1060 +867%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Dirt Rally	1080p High	183 FPS	31.4 FPS	GTX 1060 +483%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Dirt Rally	1080p Ultra	106 FPS	14.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +621%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Anno 2205	1080p High	96.9 FPS	13.2 FPS	GTX 1060 +634%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Anno 2205	1080p Ultra	31.9 FPS	6.2 FPS	GTX 1060 +415%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Farming Simulator 17	1080p High	248 FPS	37.3 FPS	GTX 1060 +565%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8
Farming Simulator 17	1080p Ultra	199 FPS	15.6 FPS	GTX 1060 +1176%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1060 · Radeon Vega 8

43 results in 26 games; FPS as published (6.2 to 248 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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