GeForce GTX 1060 mobile vs Radeon R9 295X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon R9 295X2. 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 mobile and Radeon R9 295X2. 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 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1060 mobile 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 GeForce GTX 1060 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon R9 295X2
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 295X2 has 525% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 295X2 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 295X2 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 295X2 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 295X2 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is 6750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 295X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 40−45
ultra / 1080p 27−30 27−30
QHD / 1440p 21−24 21−24
4K / 2160p 12−14 12−14
low / 720p 65−70 70−75
medium / 1080p 50−55 50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 295X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon R9 295X2
Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
Code name N17E-G1 Vesuvius
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 18 August 2016 29 April 2014
Pipelines 1280 2816
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1018 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 133.6 179.2
Floating-point performance 4,275 gflops 2x 5,733 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s 640 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 61.5 Mh/s
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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