GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon HD 7990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon HD 7990. 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 7990. 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 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 212% 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 7990.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 556 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7990 is 57 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7990.

Game benchmarks

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 7990.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon HD 7990
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP106 Malta
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 July 2016 24 April 2013
Pipelines 1280 2048
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 128.0
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 250 mm 307 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
G-SYNC +
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