GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
33.07
+71.5%

Vega Frontier Edition outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Vega Frontier Edition Vega Frontier Edition
GTX 1060 Mobile GTX 1060

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking163291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.7427.72
Power efficiency7.7416.92
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVega 10GP106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)15 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $237.11

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 40% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.

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 cores40961280
Core clock speed1382 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate409.6133.6
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS4.275 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs25680

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s192 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI+-
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Ansel-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131
CUDA-+

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 HD110−120
+59.4%
69
−59.4%
1440p80−85
+70.2%
47
−70.2%
4K50−55
+66.7%
30
−66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.08
−164%
3.44
+164%
1440p12.49
−148%
5.04
+148%
4K19.98
−153%
7.90
+153%
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 164% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 148% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 153% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 73
+0%
73
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 51
+0%
51
+0%
Battlefield 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Fortnite 177
+0%
177
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+0%
102
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 67
+0%
67
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 78
+0%
78
+0%
Valorant 136
+0%
136
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 32
+0%
32
+0%
Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 222
+0%
222
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Fortnite 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 74
+0%
74
+0%
Metro Exodus 40
+0%
40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 69
+0%
69
+0%
Valorant 134
+0%
134
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+0%
71
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Dota 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Valorant 72
+0%
72
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 133
+0%
133
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+0%
57
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50
+0%
50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+0%
17
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 23
+0%
23
+0%

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

  • Vega Frontier Edition is 59% faster in 1080p
  • Vega Frontier Edition is 70% faster in 1440p
  • Vega Frontier Edition is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 33.07 19.28
Recency 27 June 2017 15 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 80 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 71.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 Mobile, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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