GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 4890

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 4890. 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 5 GB and Radeon HD 4890. 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 5 GB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4890 has 58% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4890 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 656 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 9 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 4108 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 7−8
ultra / 1080p 12−14 4−5
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 16−18
medium / 1080p 27−30 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 188% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 4890
Architecture Pascal TeraScale
Code name GP106 RV790
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 December 2017 2 April 2009
Pipelines 1280 800
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 34.00
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 250 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s 124.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 6.4 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 6.1
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