GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) with GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, including specs and performance data.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
2022
4.42

GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms Graphics (Ryzen 7000) by a whopping 434% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking675245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data13.49
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2022−2023)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameRaphaelGP106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 September 2022 (2 years ago)26 December 2017 (7 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 cores1281280
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed2200 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data120 Watt
Texture fill rateno data136.7
Floating-point processing powerno data4.375 TFLOPS
ROPsno data40
TMUsno data80

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data5 GB
Memory bus widthno data160 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2002 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.2 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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 HD18
−428%
95−100
+428%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−431%
85−90
+431%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Fortnite 24−27
−400%
120−130
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−429%
90−95
+429%
Valorant 55−60
−427%
290−300
+427%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−431%
85−90
+431%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−379%
350−400
+379%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Dota 2 41
−412%
210−220
+412%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Fortnite 24−27
−400%
120−130
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−400%
70−75
+400%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−429%
90−95
+429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−400%
60−65
+400%
Valorant 55−60
−427%
290−300
+427%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−431%
85−90
+431%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Dota 2 37
−414%
190−200
+414%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−429%
90−95
+429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−400%
60−65
+400%
Valorant 55−60
−427%
290−300
+427%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−400%
120−130
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−416%
160−170
+416%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−433%
160−170
+433%
Valorant 45−50
−433%
240−250
+433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−431%
85−90
+431%
Valorant 21−24
−424%
110−120
+424%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 14−16
−400%
70−75
+400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%

This is how Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and GTX 1060 5 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 5 GB is 428% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.42 23.60
Recency 26 September 2022 26 December 2017
Chip lithography 6 nm 16 nm

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has a 433.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.

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