Radeon RX 7900M vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Place in performance ranking	187	33
Place by popularity	9	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.18	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GP106	Navi 31
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 July 2016 (7 years ago)	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$911 (3x 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	1280	4608
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	2090 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	180 Watt (160 - 200 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	136.7	601.9
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 7900M 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	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.49

RX 7900M 56.93
+115%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 115% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252

RX 7900M 22033
+115%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 115% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1060 6 GB 17401

RX 7900M 59943
+244%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 244% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 6 GB 12984

RX 7900M 50241
+287%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 287% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	92 −71.7%	158 +71.7%
1440p	49 −131%	113 +131%
4K	32 −141%	77 +141%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

−105%

90−95
+105%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 −26.4%	90−95 +26.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Battlefield 5	106 −34%	140−150 +34%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	78 −94.9%	150−160 +94.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −105%	90−95 +105%
Far Cry 5	82 −64.6%	130−140 +64.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	81 −45.7%	110−120 +45.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100 −62%	160−170 +62%
Hitman 3	80−85 −125%	180−190 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 −66.1%	90−95 +66.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	68 −121%	150−160 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −94.1%	95−100 +94.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 −49.2%	90−95 +49.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Battlefield 5	86 −65.1%	140−150 +65.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	64 −138%	150−160 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −105%	90−95 +105%
Far Cry 5	75 −80%	130−140 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	75 −57.3%	110−120 +57.3%
Forza Horizon 4	93 −74.2%	160−170 +74.2%
Hitman 3	80−85 −125%	180−190 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Metro Exodus	43 −153%	100−110 +153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 −210%	90−95 +210%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 −250%	203 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 −114%	160−170 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −94.1%	95−100 +94.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 −139%	90−95 +139%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Battlefield 5	78 −82.1%	140−150 +82.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −105%	90−95 +105%
Far Cry 5	70 −82.9%	128 +82.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 −71%	110−120 +71%
Forza Horizon 4	73 −122%	160−170 +122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −282%	168 +282%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −94.1%	95−100 +94.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	41 −146%	100−110 +146%
Hitman 3	45−50 −164%	110−120 +164%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −154%	85−90 +154%
Metro Exodus	26 −162%	65−70 +162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 −163%	50−55 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 −309%	139 +309%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 −93.8%	60−65 +93.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −152%	65−70 +152%
Battlefield 5	58 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Far Cry 5	47 −162%	123 +162%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 −98%	95−100 +98%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −121%	120−130 +121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −188%	95−100 +188%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −176%	55−60 +176%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	22 −168%	55−60 +168%
Hitman 3	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −206%	55−60 +206%
Metro Exodus	16 −169%	40−45 +169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 −175%	30−35 +175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −347%	76 +347%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 −300%	116 +300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 −133%	40−45 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −173%	40−45 +173%
Battlefield 5	31 −129%	70−75 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Far Cry 5	23 −348%	103 +348%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 −150%	65−70 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	38 −124%	85−90 +124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −175%	30−35 +175%

This is how GTX 1060 6 GB and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

RX 7900M is 72% faster in 1080p
RX 7900M is 131% faster in 1440p
RX 7900M is 141% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900M is 348% faster than the GTX 1060 6 GB.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7900M surpassed GTX 1060 6 GB in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.49	56.93
Recency	19 July 2016	19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	180 Watt