GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 470 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
18.23
+19%

RX 470 Mobile outperforms GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking306348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.15no data
Power efficiency14.7613.18
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameEllesmereGP106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)27 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores20481280
Core clock speed926 MHz1063 MHz
Boost clock speed1074 MHz1480 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate137.5118.4
Floating-point processing power4.399 TFLOPS3.789 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs12880

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 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 outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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.

RX 470 Mobile 18.23
+19%
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 15.32

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 470 Mobile 10715
+2.7%
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 10430

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 HD95−100
+18.8%
80
−18.8%
1440p16−18
+6.7%
15
−6.7%
4K35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.79no data
1440p34.37no data
4K15.71no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Elden Ring 55−60
+21.3%
45−50
−21.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+22.6%
60−65
−22.6%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+16.7%
40−45
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+16.2%
35−40
−16.2%
Valorant 70−75
+21.3%
60−65
−21.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Dota 2 65−70
+16.1%
56
−16.1%
Elden Ring 55−60
+21.3%
45−50
−21.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+12.5%
55−60
−12.5%
Fortnite 95−100
+6.5%
92
−6.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+22.6%
60−65
−22.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−29.2%
84
+29.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+16.7%
40−45
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−40%
175
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+16.2%
35−40
−16.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+21.3%
45−50
−21.3%
Valorant 70−75
+21.3%
60−65
−21.3%
World of Tanks 220−230
+11.7%
190−200
−11.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Dota 2 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+12.5%
55−60
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+22.6%
60−65
−22.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+160%
48
−160%
Valorant 70−75
+21.3%
60−65
−21.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Elden Ring 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+21.7%
21−24
−21.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+18.7%
130−140
−18.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
World of Tanks 120−130
+16.8%
100−110
−16.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+27%
35−40
−27%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+24.3%
35−40
−24.3%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+20.6%
30−35
−20.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Valorant 45−50
+21.1%
35−40
−21.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Dota 2 30−35
−74.2%
54
+74.2%
Elden Ring 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−74.2%
54
+74.2%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−5.6%
57
+5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−74.2%
54
+74.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Dota 2 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Fortnite 21−24
−14.3%
24
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Valorant 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is 19% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 Mobile is 7% faster in 1440p
  • RX 470 Mobile is 17% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 160% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 74% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 56 tests (89%)
  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.23 15.32
Recency 4 August 2016 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt

RX 470 Mobile has a 19% higher aggregate performance score, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 6.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB in performance tests.


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