GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, including specs and performance data.

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
34.27
+37.9%

Vega Frontier Edition outperforms GTX 1060 3 GB by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking149214
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.9222.30
Power efficiency8.1614.79
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVega 10GP106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)18 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 3 GB has 12% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores40961152
Core clock speed1382 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate409.6123.0
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs25672

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB3 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s192.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.1.125+
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Vega Frontier Edition 34.27
+37.9%
GTX 1060 3 GB 24.85

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Vega Frontier Edition 13225
+37.9%
GTX 1060 3 GB 9588

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.27 24.85
Recency 27 June 2017 18 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 120 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 37.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 3 GB, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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