GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Place in performance ranking	475	235
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Blackcomb XT	GP106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	26 December 2017 (6 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	1920	1280
Core clock speed	680 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	2x1700 Million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	136.7
Floating-point performance	no data	4.375 gflops

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
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	250 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	5 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	160.2 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 Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
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 HD

−153%

250−260
+153%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−150%

35−40
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −146%	150−160 +146%
Hitman 3	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −155%	130−140 +155%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −150%	150−160 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −146%	150−160 +146%
Hitman 3	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −155%	130−140 +155%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −150%	150−160 +150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −146%	150−160 +146%
Hitman 3	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −155%	130−140 +155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −150%	150−160 +150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−140%

60−65
+140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −156%	100−105 +156%
Hitman 3	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −141%	140−150 +141%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−133%

35−40
+133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Hitman 3	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −157%	95−100 +157%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%