Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB with Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge), including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 3 GB
2016
3 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
24.83
+1753%

GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms R5 (Stoney Ridge) by a whopping 1753% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking202982
Place by popularity28not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.30no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameGP106Stoney Ridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 August 2016 (7 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$1112 (5.6x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1152192
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1708 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt12-45 Watt
Texture fill rate123.0no data
Floating-point performance3,935 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
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 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed8008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDA6.1no data

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD140−150
+1650%
8
−1650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+1650%
4
−1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+1733%
3
−1733%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+1614%
7
−1614%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1700%
5
−1700%
Hitman 3 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+1686%
14−16
−1686%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+1614%
7
−1614%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+1678%
9−10
−1678%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+1733%
12−14
−1733%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Hitman 3 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+1686%
14−16
−1686%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+1678%
9−10
−1678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+1733%
12−14
−1733%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+1686%
14−16
−1686%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+1678%
9−10
−1678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+1733%
12−14
−1733%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Hitman 3 120−130
+1614%
7−8
−1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+1700%
5−6
−1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%

This is how GTX 1060 3 GB and R5 (Stoney Ridge) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 1650% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.83 1.34
Recency 18 August 2016 1 June 2016
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 12 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop card while Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) is a notebook one.


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