Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Place in performance ranking	202	344
Place by popularity	27	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.31	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	GP106	Vega Kaby Lake-G
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years ago)	7 January 2018 (6 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 cores	1152	1280
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	931 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1011 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.0	no data
Floating-point performance	3,935 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
CUDA	6.1	no 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 HD	75−80 +70.5%	44 −70.5%
1440p	45−50 +73.1%	26 −73.1%
4K	24−27 +71.4%	14 −71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+83.3%

12−14

−83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +94.3%	35−40 −94.3%
Hitman 3	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +90%	30−33 −90%
Metro Exodus	53 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +94.3%	35−40 −94.3%
Hitman 3	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +90%	30−33 −90%
Metro Exodus	40 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	41 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +100%	10−11 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +94.3%	35−40 −94.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +90%	30−33 −90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +100%	12−14 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

32
+77.8%

18−20

−77.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +75%	16−18 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	24 +100%	12−14 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Hitman 3	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Metro Exodus	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21
+75%

12−14

−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Hitman 3	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 +80%	5−6 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +75%	8−9 −75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Metro Exodus	13 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+100%

5−6
−100%

This is how GTX 1060 3 GB and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 3 GB is 70% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 3 GB is 73% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 3 GB is 71% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.83	14.27
Recency	18 August 2016	7 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt