GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB vs Radeon HD 6690G2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | GP106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 27 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
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 | 880 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1265 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 118.4 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 8008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 27 June 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 16 nm |
GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6690G2 and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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