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    GeForce GTX 1060 mobile vs Radeon R9 390

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon R9 390 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1060 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 390 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Check Price
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon R9 390
    Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 275 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 390 has 243% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 390 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 390 - with GCN 2.0.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is 7000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 40−45 45−50
    ultra / 1080p 27−30 30−33
    QHD / 1440p 21−24 24−27
    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 390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon R9 390
    Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
    Code name N17E-G1 Grenada
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 18 August 2016 18 June 2015
    Pipelines 1280 2560
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz
    Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 4,400 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 133.6 160.0
    Floating-point performance 4,275 gflops 5,120 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 1000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s 384 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 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.81 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 593 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.95 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 29.26 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 380.03 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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