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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 1060
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo
General information GeForce GTX 1060 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Launched Q2 2018 Q2 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 5120 MB 0 % 2048 MB 60 %
Core Clock 1556 MHz 0 % 925 MHz 40.6 %
Effective Clock 9126 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 34.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 35.1 % 185 W 0 %
Length 303 mm 0 % 275 mm 9.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 1060 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Overall Score 49539 0 % 34004 31.4 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 26 % 56.7 %
Benchmark Score 24541 0 % 11563 52.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 619.2 5.6 % 655.7 0 %
Average DirectX performance 72.3 FPS 0 % 33 FPS 54.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 147.7 FPS 0 % 47.9 FPS 67.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 46.8 FPS 0 % 26.2 FPS 43.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 61.6 FPS 0 % 40.9 FPS 33.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 33 FPS 0 % 17 FPS 48.5 %
Graphic card computing 4235.6 operations/s 0 % 2809.5 operations/s 33.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 1060, Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 1060 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.9 FPS 71.1 FPS
High settings 203.2 FPS 127.9 FPS
Medium settings 243.9 FPS 153.5 FPS
Low settings 341.4 FPS 214.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 37.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 1060, Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 1060 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.7 FPS 56.4 FPS
High settings 150.6 FPS 101.6 FPS
Medium settings 180.7 FPS 121.9 FPS
Low settings 253.0 FPS 170.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.6 %
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