GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon HD 7950
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon HD 7950. 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 7950. 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 7950
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6.144 MB
3 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 66% 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 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7950 is 17 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 6750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
21−24
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
16−18
10−11
low / 720p
80−85
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
high / 1080p
80−85
55−60
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
55−60
35−40
4K / 2160p
30−33
18−20
low / 720p
130−140
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Battlefield 5 is 44% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
220−230
ultra / 1080p
−
180−190
QHD / 1440p
150−160
110−120
4K / 2160p
100−110
70−75
high / 768p
220−230
210−220
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
high / 1080p
65−70
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
40−45
QHD / 1440p
40−45
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
80−85
medium / 1080p
70−75
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Far Cry 5 is 44% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
high / 1080p
95−100
60−65
ultra / 1080p
75−80
45−50
QHD / 1440p
45−50
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
27−30
low / 720p
220−230
180−190
medium / 1080p
150−160
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Fortnite is 35% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
high / 1080p
90−95
60−65
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
50−55
30−35
4K / 2160p
35−40
24−27
low / 720p
140−150
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 46% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
low / 768p
160−170
140−150
medium / 768p
150−160
120−130
high / 1080p
100−110
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
QHD / 1440p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 31% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
high / 1080p
40−45
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
20−22
QHD / 1440p
24−27
16−18
4K / 2160p
14−16
8−9
low / 720p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
60−65
14−16
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
120−130
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 102% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
10−11
4K / 2160p
12−14
7−8
low / 720p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 51% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
low / 768p
190−200
130−140
medium / 768p
130−140
85−90
high / 1080p
75−80
45−50
ultra / 1080p
40−45
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 53% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
medium / 768p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
high / 768p
−
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in World of Tanks is 40% more, than Radeon HD 7950.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Radeon HD 7950
Architecture
Pascal
GCN 1.0
Code name
GP106
Tahiti
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
19 July 2016
31 January 2012
Pipelines
1280
1792
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
Boost Clock
1708 MHz
1250 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
136.7
89.60
Floating-point performance
4,375 gflops
2,867 gflops
Length
250 mm
267 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
240 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
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.56 kh/s
G-SYNC
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
381 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
PowerTune
+
ZeroCore
+
Design
reference
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
CrossFire
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
250 Sol/s
Compute units
28
AppAcceleration
+
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