GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon R7 250X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon R7 250X, 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 R7 250X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
80 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
5 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 40 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250X.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 6383 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
7−8
1−2
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
27−30
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
QHD / 1440p
12−14
2−3
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
70−75
40−45
medium / 1080p
35−40
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
230−240
180−190
medium / 768p
200−210
150−160
ultra / 1080p
120−130
75−80
QHD / 1440p
95−100
45−50
4K / 2160p
50−55
30−33
high / 768p
170−180
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
120−130
95−100
medium / 768p
110−120
80−85
ultra / 1080p
80−85
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
12−14
QHD / 1440p
20−22
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
5−6
low / 720p
55−60
30−33
medium / 1080p
27−30
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Far Cry 5 is 93% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p
30−35
20−22
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
120−130
80−85
medium / 1080p
75−80
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Fortnite is 62% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p
35−40
18−20
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
QHD / 1440p
14−16
5−6
4K / 2160p
14−16
−
low / 720p
70−75
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 85% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
95−100
60−65
high / 1080p
40−45
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−12
5−6
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Metro Exodus is 88% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 64% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
75−80
40−45
medium / 768p
45−50
24−27
high / 1080p
27−30
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
4K / 2160p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon R7 250X
Architecture
Pascal
GCN 1.0
Code name
GP106
Cape Verde
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 December 2017
13 February 2014
Pipelines
1280
640
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
Boost Clock
1709 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
136.7
38.00
Floating-point performance
4,375 gflops
1,216 gflops
Length
250 mm
210 mm
Memory bus width
160 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.2 GB/s
96 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
6.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
152 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
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