GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon R7 260X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon R7 260X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon R7 260X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB has 4% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R7 260X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 80 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
ultra / 1080p 30−35 9−10
QHD / 1440p 24−27 4−5
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 75−80 30−35
medium / 1080p 60−65 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 212% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
Code name GP106 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 18 August 2016 8 October 2013
Pipelines 1152 896
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 123.0 61.60
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 250 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan +
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 19 Mh/s 5.16 Mh/s
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