Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1060 Mobile
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
19.61
+337%

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 337% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking291667
Place by popularitynot in top-10033
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.86no data
Power efficiency16.9120.65
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGP106Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1280512
Core clock speed1506 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.657.60
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs8032

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount6 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2002 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 1060 Mobile 19.61
+337%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.49

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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 14693
+313%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1060 Mobile 34127
+232%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294

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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558
+385%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Mobile 74605
+373%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 15770

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Mobile 298378
+163%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 113247

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1060 Mobile 3581
+417%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 693

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 HD69
+283%
18
−283%
1440p47
+370%
10−12
−370%
4K30
+200%
10
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.44no data
1440p5.04no data
4K7.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 73
+421%
14
−421%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+264%
10−12
−264%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+311%
9
−311%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 51
+410%
10
−410%
Battlefield 5 96
+300%
24
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 32
+191%
10−12
−191%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+233%
9
−233%
Far Cry 5 75
+525%
12
−525%
Fortnite 177
+490%
30
−490%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+292%
26
−292%
Forza Horizon 5 67
+458%
12
−458%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 78
+359%
17
−359%
Valorant 136
+143%
55−60
−143%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 32
+220%
10−11
−220%
Battlefield 5 81
+268%
22
−268%
Counter-Strike 2 27
+145%
10−12
−145%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 222
+429%
42
−429%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+317%
6
−317%
Dota 2 100−110
+179%
38
−179%
Far Cry 5 68
+580%
10
−580%
Fortnite 105
+453%
19
−453%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+203%
30
−203%
Forza Horizon 5 41
+356%
9−10
−356%
Grand Theft Auto V 74
+469%
13
−469%
Metro Exodus 40
+471%
7
−471%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 67
+379%
14
−379%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 69
+431%
13
−431%
Valorant 134
+139%
55−60
−139%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+209%
23
−209%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+209%
10−12
−209%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+360%
5
−360%
Dota 2 118
+237%
35
−237%
Far Cry 5 64
+611%
9
−611%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+209%
23
−209%
Forza Horizon 5 45
+400%
9−10
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+271%
14
−271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+388%
8
−388%
Valorant 72
+380%
15
−380%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 81
+710%
10
−710%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+319%
30−35
−319%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Metro Exodus 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+467%
30−33
−467%
Valorant 133
+189%
45−50
−189%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+2550%
2−3
−2550%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Far Cry 5 43
+438%
8−9
−438%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+470%
10−11
−470%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50
+525%
8−9
−525%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Metro Exodus 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+420%
5−6
−420%
Valorant 117
+457%
21−24
−457%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+367%
6
−367%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 60−65
+327%
15
−327%
Far Cry 5 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+289%
9
−289%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+240%
5−6
−240%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 23
+360%
5−6
−360%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 283% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 370% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 2550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1060 Mobile surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.61 4.49
Recency 15 August 2016 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 336.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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