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    GeForce GTX 1060 mobile vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
    GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 1060 mobile or Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire here:

    GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is 656 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 40−45 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 27−30 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 21−24 18−20
    4K / 2160p 12−14 10−11
    low / 720p 65−70 60−65
    medium / 1080p 50−55 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name N17E-G1 Neptune CF
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 18 August 2016 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 1280 2560
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1708 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 4,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 133.6
    Floating-point performance 4,275 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Laptop size large large
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
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