Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs AMD Radeon 780M
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, vs AMD Radeon 780M. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 63 34 28 15 | 51 26 22 12 |
The Witcher 3 | 45 39 27 12 | 29 25 13 n/a |
Counter-Strike 2 | 84 57 41 16 | 46 27 19 n/a |
Far Cry 6 | 49 44 31 14 | 39 31 19 10 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 28 23 18 n/a | 20 15 11 n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 39 32 22 14 | 35 29 20 12 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 24 16 14 9 | 20 16 10 n/a |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30 26 16 n/a | 20 19 11 n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 51 45 29 16 | 35 31 18 9 |
| 1080p High | 46 | 33 |
| 1080p Ultra | 35 | 24 |
| 1440p Ultra | 25 | 16 |
| 4K Ultra | 12 | - |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 3863 | 2781 |
| Solar Bay | 9888 | 11162 |
| Port Royal | 824 | 1580 |
| Fire Strike | 12267 | 7824 |
| Night Raid | 50787 | 33611 |
| Background Blur | 92.6 frames/s | 86.4 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 43.3 frames/s | 35.8 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.4 Gpix/sec | 1.03 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.04 Gpix/sec | 1.36 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.28 Gpix/sec | 1.41 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.25 Gpix/sec | 0.41 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 110.7 Gpix/sec | 132.4 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 3306.4 fps | 4470.7 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 772 | 878 |
| DirectX 11 | 71 fps | 67 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 35 fps | 31 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4116 Ops/s | 3719 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 284.8 fps | 183.4 fps |
| Car Chase | 280.4 fps | 202.9 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 245.2 fps | 161.6 fps |
| T-Rex | 1203.9 fps | 699.9 fps |
| ALU 2 | 5992 fps | 849.2 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 231.3 fps | 268.9 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1404.6 | 1373.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | August, 18, 2016 | January, 4, 2023 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 3.0 |
| Codename | GP106 | Phoenix |
| Price | 199 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1506 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1708 MHz | 2700-2800 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1152 | 768 |
| TMUs | 72 | 48 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 9 | 12 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 12 |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1536 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 82 Gpix/sec | 86-90 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 123 GTex/s | 130-134 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 4.1-4.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TGP | 120 W | 15 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 16 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor Size | 200 mm² | 178 mm² |
| Transistor count | 4 billion | 25.4 billion |
| Transistor density | 20 MTr/mm² | 142.7 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 2002 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 192 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | n/a |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 3 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1 |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon 780M the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 3
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider