GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 826 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 7108 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	27−30	24−27
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	230−240
medium / 768p	200−210	200−210
ultra / 1080p	120−130	120−130
QHD / 1440p	95−100	95−100
4K / 2160p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	170−180	170−180
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
QHD / 1440p	20−22	20−22
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	55−60	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Far Cry 5 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	75−80	70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Fortnite is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	95−100	95−100
high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−11
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	9−10	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	Pascal	Terascale 2
Code name	GP106	Blackcomb XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 December 2017	6 January 2011
Pipelines	1280	1920
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	680 MHz
Boost Clock	1709 MHz
Transistor count	4,400 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	136.7
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops
Length	250 mm
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	6.4
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

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