Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2 vs GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 290 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.95 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 December 2017 (7 years ago) | 31 January 2012 (13 years ago) |
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 cores | 1280 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 85 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 | 38.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.375 TFLOPS | 1.229 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 480 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1280 KB | 768 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 250 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.2 GB/s | 240.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 December 2017 | 31 January 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 85 Watt |
GTX 1060 5 GB has an age advantage of 5 years, a 66.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2, on the other hand, has 41.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2. We've got no test results to judge.
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