GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon HD 6970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon HD 6970, 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 3 GB stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
550 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 358% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 17 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 6633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
50−55
14−16
ultra / 1080p
30−35
9−10
QHD / 1440p
24−27
3−4
4K / 2160p
14−16
−
low / 720p
75−80
30−35
medium / 1080p
60−65
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
75−80
24−27
ultra / 1080p
70−75
21−24
QHD / 1440p
50−55
7−8
4K / 2160p
27−30
5−6
low / 720p
130−140
50−55
medium / 1080p
85−90
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Battlefield 5 is 226% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
45−50
0−1
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
210−220
medium / 768p
230−240
180−190
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
QHD / 1440p
150−160
50−55
4K / 2160p
100−110
30−33
high / 768p
220−230
140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 56% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
40−45
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
90−95
ultra / 1080p
110−120
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Dota 2 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
60−65
18−20
ultra / 1080p
60−65
16−18
QHD / 1440p
40−45
−
4K / 2160p
21−24
6−7
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
65−70
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Far Cry 5 is 236% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
90−95
24−27
ultra / 1080p
70−75
18−20
QHD / 1440p
45−50
16−18
4K / 2160p
21−24
−
low / 720p
220−230
95−100
medium / 1080p
140−150
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Fortnite is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
85−90
24−27
ultra / 1080p
65−70
20−22
QHD / 1440p
45−50
9−10
4K / 2160p
30−35
−
low / 720p
130−140
50−55
medium / 1080p
90−95
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 218% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
160−170
85−90
medium / 768p
150−160
75−80
high / 1080p
95−100
30−33
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
40−45
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
35−40
9−10
ultra / 1080p
30−35
7−8
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
2−3
low / 720p
90−95
27−30
medium / 1080p
50−55
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Metro Exodus is 283% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
75−80
21−24
ultra / 1080p
55−60
18−20
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
120−130
55−60
medium / 1080p
85−90
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 177% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
9−10
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
90−95
27−30
medium / 1080p
55−60
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 205% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
180−190
55−60
medium / 768p
120−130
30−35
high / 1080p
70−75
18−20
ultra / 1080p
40−45
10−12
4K / 2160p
24−27
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 260% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
35−40
high / 768p
−
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Radeon HD 6970
Architecture
Pascal
Terascale 2
Code name
GP106
Cayman
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
18 August 2016
14 December 2010
Pipelines
1152
1536
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
Boost Clock
1708 MHz
880 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
123.0
84.48
Floating-point performance
3,935 gflops
2,703.4 gflops
Length
250 mm
267 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
+
CUDA
6.1
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
19 Mh/s
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