GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon HD 7850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon HD 7850. 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 6 GB and Radeon HD 7850. 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 6 GB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 87% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 40 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 6800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 18−20
ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−12
QHD / 1440p 27−30 5−6
4K / 2160p 16−18 4−5
low / 720p 80−85 35−40
medium / 1080p 60−65 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 170% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP106 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 July 2016 5 March 2012
Pipelines 1280 1024
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 55.04
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 250 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
G-SYNC +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
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