amd
Brand16GB HBM2
Memory3840
Cores1020 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon VII
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon VII
16GB HBM2 295W $699 Feb 2019
Radeon VII
$699 • Feb 2019
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W $299 Jul 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon VII | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 295 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1750 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1020 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 3840 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 240 | 80 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 4096-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1000 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 112 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 420 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 13.44 GFLOPS | 4.375 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 331 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 13230 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
9396 (+130%)
AMD Radeon VII
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91653 (+134%)
AMD Radeon VII
39230
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
118.2 FPS (+116%)
AMD Radeon VII
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16396 (+63%)
AMD Radeon VII
10080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (216 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+79%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+83%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+91%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
King's Bounty II
8 2021 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Fulqrum Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+64%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+70%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+72%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
HUMANKIND
8.3 2021 • Strategy AMPLITUDE Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+77%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+86%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+95%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+72%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+75%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+72%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+92%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+90%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+106%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+63%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+76%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon VII (+83%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon VII Wins!
Based on 216 benchmarks across 70 games
75
Avg FPS
Radeon VII
VS
+91.9%
39
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AMD Radeon VII
AMD • 16GB HBM2
212
Wins
75
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
3
Wins
39
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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