GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon Pro Vega 16, 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 5 GB stacks up against Radeon Pro Vega 16, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

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Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 5608 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	7−8	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	27−30	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p	30−35	35−40
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
QHD / 1440p	12−14	18−20
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−11
low / 720p	70−75	75−80
medium / 1080p	35−40	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon Pro Vega 16 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	240−250
medium / 768p	200−210	210−220
ultra / 1080p	120−130	130−140
QHD / 1440p	95−100	100−110
4K / 2160p	50−55	60−65
high / 768p	170−180	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon Pro Vega 16 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−33
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
QHD / 1440p	20−22	21−24
4K / 2160p	8−9	9−10
low / 720p	55−60	60−65
medium / 1080p	27−30	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Far Cry 5 is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p	30−35	35−40
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−33
QHD / 1440p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	120−130	130−140
medium / 1080p	75−80	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Fortnite is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
QHD / 1440p	14−16	18−20
4K / 2160p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	75−80
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	95−100	100−110
high / 1080p	40−45	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	20−22
QHD / 1440p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	10−11	12−14
4K / 2160p	3−4	4−5
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Metro Exodus is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon Pro Vega 16 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	45−50	55−60
high / 1080p	27−30	30−33
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
4K / 2160p	9−10	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture	Pascal	Vega
Code name	GP106	Vega Mobile
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	26 December 2017	15 November 2018
Pipelines	1280	1024
Core clock speed	1506 MHz
Boost Clock	1709 MHz	1190 MHz
Transistor count	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	136.7	76.16
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops
Length	250 mm
Memory bus width	160 Bit	1024 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB/s	307.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

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