GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 vs Radeon 520

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking882not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.80no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameBanksGP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)25 December 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores3201152
Core clock speed1030 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1708 MHz
Number of transistors690 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate20.60123.0
Floating-point processing power0.6592 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs2072

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 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB3 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth36 GB/s192.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 April 2017 25 December 2016
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 120 Watt

Radeon 520 has an age advantage of 3 months, and 140% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 3 GB GP104, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 520 and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 520 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 is a desktop one.


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

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AMD Radeon 520
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