Radeon Pro VII vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	284	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.58	16.45
Power efficiency	17.02	9.25
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GP106	Vega 20
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	$1,899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 68% better value for money than Pro VII.

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	3840
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1700 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	408.0
Floating-point processing power	4.275 TFLOPS	13.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	64
TMUs	80	240

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	305 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	1024 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	DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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	68 −61.8%	110−120 +61.8%
1440p	44 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%
4K	30 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.49 +395%	17.26 −395%
1440p	5.39 +403%	27.13 −403%
4K	7.90 +381%	37.98 −381%

GTX 1060 Mobile has 395% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 403% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 381% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 −62.2%	60−65 +62.2%
Elden Ring	53 −69.8%	90−95 +69.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	63 −58.7%	100−105 +58.7%
Counter-Strike 2	32 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	106 −69.8%	180−190 +69.8%
Metro Exodus	69 −59.4%	110−120 +59.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 −62.2%	120−130 +62.2%
Valorant	86 −62.8%	140−150 +62.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	73 −64.4%	120−130 +64.4%
Counter-Strike 2	27 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Dota 2	49 −63.3%	80−85 +63.3%
Elden Ring	65 −69.2%	110−120 +69.2%
Far Cry 5	70 −57.1%	110−120 +57.1%
Fortnite	94 −59.6%	150−160 +59.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80 −62.5%	130−140 +62.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	74 −62.2%	120−130 +62.2%
Metro Exodus	49 −63.3%	80−85 +63.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	204 −47.1%	300−310 +47.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 −60%	120−130 +60%
Valorant	53 −69.8%	90−95 +69.8%
World of Tanks	222 −57.7%	350−400 +57.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	57 −66.7%	95−100 +66.7%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Dota 2	118 −69.5%	200−210 +69.5%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −66.7%	110−120 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	68 −61.8%	110−120 +61.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55 −63.6%	90−95 +63.6%
Valorant	72 −66.7%	120−130 +66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 −61.3%	50−55 +61.3%
Elden Ring	30−35 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −61.3%	50−55 +61.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −64.7%	280−290 +64.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
World of Tanks	130−140 −64.2%	220−230 +64.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42 −66.7%	70−75 +66.7%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −69.8%	90−95 +69.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −66.7%	85−90 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	45 −66.7%	75−80 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Valorant	46 −63%	75−80 +63%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Dota 2	30−35 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
Elden Ring	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	14 −50%	21−24 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 −56.3%	100−105 +56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Dota 2	30−35 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Fortnite	26 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Valorant	23 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and Pro VII compete in popular games:

Pro VII is 62% faster in 1080p
Pro VII is 59% faster in 1440p
Pro VII is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.73	33.52
Recency	15 August 2016	13 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	250 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has 212.5% lower power consumption.

Pro VII, on the other hand, has a 69.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro VII is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon Pro VII is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.