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    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 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 6 GB stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1060 6 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:

    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 6 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 6.144 MB 2x2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 826 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 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 6 GB is 7100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 7−8
    4K / 2160p 16−18 5−6
    low / 720p 80−85 40−45
    medium / 1080p 60−65 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 142% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
    Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
    Code name GP106 Blackcomb XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 19 July 2016 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 1280 1920
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz 680 MHz
    Boost Clock 1708 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 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    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
    G-SYNC +
    Laptop size large
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