GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs Radeon HD 6970

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking537not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.06no data
Power efficiency2.01no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameCaymanGP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)18 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores15361280
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed880 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)550 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate84.48136.7
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs9680

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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.2 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2010 18 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 550 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X has an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 358.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.


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