GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs Radeon R7 M270
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 949 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Opal | GP104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 18 October 2018 (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 cores | 384 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1709 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.80 | 136.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6336 TFLOPS | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 24 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 480 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1536 KB |
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 |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | 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 | Not Listed | GDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 0 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | Not Listed | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 January 2014 | 18 October 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 M270 and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 M270 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.
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