Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 3 GB
2016
3 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
24.88
+233%

GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking217532
Place by popularity1918
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.57no data
Power efficiency14.2111.38
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP106Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 August 2016 (8 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1152448
Core clock speed1506 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate123.053.20
Floating-point processing power3.935 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs7228

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 x16IGP
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2002 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sno data
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA6.1-

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 HD70−75
+218%
22
−218%
1440p100−110
+213%
32
−213%
4K50−55
+213%
16
−213%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.84no data
1440p1.99no data
4K3.98no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.88 7.47
Recency 18 August 2016 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt

GTX 1060 3 GB has a 233.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
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