GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
823%
823%
AMD Radeon HD 7850
40%
40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is approximately 783% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GP106 | Pitcairn |
| CoresDifferent | 1280 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GP106 | Pitcairn |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GP106-400-A1 | Pitcairn PRO(215-0828062) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Pascal | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,400 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 22.0M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 200 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2173 | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jul 19th, 2016 | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 10 | Southern Islands(HD 7800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 900 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 299 USD | 249 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 117 in our database | 71 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1506 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1709 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2002 MHz8 Gbps effective | 1200 MHz4.8 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 860 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 192.2 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1280 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 10 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 48 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1536 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 82.03 GPixel/s | 27.52 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 136.7 GTexel/s | 55.04 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.375 TFLOPS | 1.761 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32) | 110.1 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 250 mm9.8 inches | 210 mm8.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 120 W | 130 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG410 SKU 30 | 109-C40147-00, 109-C40337-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 6.1 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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