Radeon Pro Vega II vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB with Radeon Pro Vega II, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 3 GB
2016
3 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
24.89

Pro Vega II outperforms GTX 1060 3 GB by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking217100
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.5816.39
Power efficiency14.215.84
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP106Vega 20
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 August 2016 (8 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $2,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 3 GB has 38% better value for money than Pro Vega II.

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 cores11524096
Core clock speed1506 MHz1574 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1720 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt475 Watt
Texture fill rate123.0440.3
Floating-point processing power3.935 TFLOPS14.09 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs72256

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Apple MPX
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount3 GB32 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz806 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s825.3 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA6.1-

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.

GTX 1060 3 GB 24.89
Pro Vega II 40.48
+62.6%

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.

GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
Pro Vega II 15596
+62.7%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.89 40.48
Recency 18 August 2016 3 June 2019
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 475 Watt

GTX 1060 3 GB has 295.8% lower power consumption.

Pro Vega II, on the other hand, has a 62.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega II is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop card while Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
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