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    GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 7970M 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 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 7970M Crossfire here:

    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 5 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 656 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 3208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 16−18
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 40−45 60−65
    medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name GP106 Wimbledon XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 26 December 2017 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 1280 2560
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1709 MHz
    Transistor count 4,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 136.7
    Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 160 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, 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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