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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 1671 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 27% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Radeon HD 7970 - 42 vs 33 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 120 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 6 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 44% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $138.95 vs $249.95
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 160 Bits SFF GPU HDMI DisplayPort Dual Displays
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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
36.084359380714375%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
86.61302121433798%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 19th, 2016 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$299 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1709 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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