GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon R7 250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon R7 250, 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 R7 250, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
N/A
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
5 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 82 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 6858 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.
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
21−24
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
1−2
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
30−35
6−7
ultra / 1080p
27−30
4−5
QHD / 1440p
12−14
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
70−75
18−20
medium / 1080p
35−40
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Battlefield 5 is 366% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
120−130
medium / 768p
200−210
90−95
ultra / 1080p
120−130
45−50
QHD / 1440p
95−100
24−27
4K / 2160p
50−55
−
high / 768p
170−180
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 135% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
120−130
80−85
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
80−85
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
24−27
4−5
QHD / 1440p
20−22
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
55−60
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Far Cry 5 is 383% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
30−35
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
1−2
low / 720p
120−130
50−55
medium / 1080p
75−80
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Fortnite is 223% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
35−40
8−9
ultra / 1080p
27−30
7−8
QHD / 1440p
14−16
3−4
4K / 2160p
14−16
3−4
low / 720p
70−75
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 288% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
95−100
35−40
high / 1080p
40−45
8−9
ultra / 1080p
16−18
4−5
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 170% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
12−14
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−12
1−2
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
9−10
medium / 1080p
18−20
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Metro Exodus is 425% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
16−18
5−6
ultra / 1080p
10−11
3−4
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
7−8
medium / 1080p
21−24
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 283% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
75−80
18−20
medium / 768p
45−50
12−14
high / 1080p
27−30
6−7
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
9−10
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 320% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
40−45
16−18
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon R7 250.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Radeon R7 250
Architecture
Pascal
GCN
Code name
GP106
Oland XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 December 2017
1 October 2013
Pipelines
1280
384
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
Boost Clock
1709 MHz
1050 MHz
Transistor count
4,400 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
136.7
25.20
Floating-point performance
4,375 gflops
716.8 gflops
Length
250 mm
168 mm
Memory bus width
160 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.2 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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