GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 RX Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 RX Vega M GL 870 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 575 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
low / 720p 80−85 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture Pascal Vega
Code name GP106 Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 July 2016 7 January 2018
Pipelines 1280 1280
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1011 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
G-SYNC +
Laptop size medium sized
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