GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon R6 Carrizo. 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 5 GB and Radeon R6 Carrizo. 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 5 GB

Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 900% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 10−12
medium / 1080p 27−30 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GP106 Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 December 2017 4 June 2015
Pipelines 1280 384
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size medium sized
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