AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
52.7Rasterization23.3
39.2Ray Tracing20
58.2Memoryspec-based32.8
78.7Efficiencyspec-based83.8
60.2Compute28.8
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE wins this graphics card face-off, 55.9 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+31) and rasterization (+29). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
- Stronger rasterization score: 53 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 39 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 60 vs 29
- 443% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,700 vs 4,178
- 300% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 1,280
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- 54% lower TDP: 120 W vs 260 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $549
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Process | 5 nm+69% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 260 W | 120 W+54% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+300% | 1,280 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 160 | — |
| Base clock | 1,880 MHz+25% | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,245 MHz+31% | 1,709 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+167% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s+200% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 22,700+443%Top 15% | 4,178Bottom 10% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,600Top 39% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 25,600+155%Top 19% | 10,021Bottom 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | 165 fpsTop 28% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fpsTop 26% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fpsTop 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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