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    GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 6990M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 6990M, 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 6990M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
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    Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M here:

    Radeon HD 6990M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 6990M
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6990M.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 791 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 7108 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 3−4
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 30−33
    medium / 1080p 27−30 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 6990M
    Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
    Code name GP106 Blackcomb XTX
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 26 December 2017 12 July 2011
    Pipelines 1280 1120
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz 715 MHz
    Boost Clock 1709 MHz
    Transistor count 4,400 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 136.7 40.04
    Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 1,601.6 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large
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