Radeon RX Vega 2 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking275not rated
Place by popularity27not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.07no data
Power efficiency14.83no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGP106Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 August 2016 (10 years ago)7 January 2018 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Performance to price scatter graph

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Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores1152128
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate123.0no data
Floating-point processing power3.935 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs72no data
L1 Cache432 KBno data
L2 Cache1536 KBno data

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 x16no data
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount3 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2002 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA6.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 August 2016 7 January 2018
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega 2 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon RX Vega 2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 2 is a notebook one.

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