GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon R7 260

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon R7 260. 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 R7 260. 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 R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 115 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, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 4% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • 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 260.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 80 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 6383 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

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 30−35
medium / 1080p 27−30 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon R7 260
Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
Code name GP106 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 December 2017 17 December 2013
Pipelines 1280 768
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 48.00
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 250 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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