GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Place in the ranking	156	207
Place by popularity	not in top-100	9
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.14	17.19
Power efficiency	7.75	15.24
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Vega 10	GP106
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)	19 July 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Vega Frontier Edition has 11% better value for money than GTX 1060 6 GB.

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	4096	1280
Core clock speed	1382 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1600 MHz	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	409.6	136.7
Floating-point processing power	13.11 TFLOPS	4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	256	80

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	250 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	945 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	483.8 GB/s	192.2 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.125	1.2.131
CUDA	-	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Vega Frontier Edition 33.85
+27.2%

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.62

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Vega Frontier Edition 13039
+27.2%

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252

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	110−120 +22.2%	90 −22.2%
1440p	55−60 +17%	47 −17%
4K	35−40 +16.7%	30 −16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	9.08	3.32
1440p	18.16	6.36
4K	28.54	9.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 +0%	72 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Battlefield 5	89 +0%	89 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66 +0%	66 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +0%	82 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	279 +0%	279 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	92 +0%	92 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +0%	100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	135 +0%	135 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 +0%	93 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Battlefield 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60 +0%	60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260 +0%	260 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	78 +0%	78 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	69 +0%	69 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	183 +0%	183 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +0%	38 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	43 +0%	43 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	73 +0%	73 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	43 +0%	43 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 +0%	32 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 +0%	30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	196 +0%	196 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	50 +0%	50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +0%	22 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	25 +0%	25 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +0%	18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 +0%	14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +0%	38 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how Vega Frontier Edition and GTX 1060 6 GB compete in popular games:

Vega Frontier Edition is 22% faster in 1080p
Vega Frontier Edition is 17% faster in 1440p
Vega Frontier Edition is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.85	26.62
Recency	27 June 2017	19 July 2016
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	120 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 27.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 6 GB, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.