Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 24 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 44.23 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 17.70 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 3 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 5376 |
| Core clock speed | 1265 MHz | 1387 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 2394 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 118.4 | 804.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 51.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 192 |
| TMUs | 80 | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 2.6 MB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 80 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 276 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 800.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 3 November 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 300 Watt |
GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB has 275% lower power consumption.
RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 566.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB and Radeon RX 7900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop one.
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