GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon R9 M390

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon R9 M390, 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 6 GB stacks up against Radeon R9 M390, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Radeon R9 M390 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390 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 R9 M390 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 18−20
ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−11
QHD / 1440p 27−30 5−6
4K / 2160p 16−18 4−5
low / 720p 80−85 35−40
medium / 1080p 60−65 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 187% more, than Radeon R9 M390.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon R9 M390
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name GP106 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 July 2016 9 June 2015
Pipelines 1280 1024
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 5000 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 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
G-SYNC +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 242 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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