NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs AMD Radeon HD 7970

On the Atlas performance index the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is about 43% faster. They launched 5 years apart.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB100
AMD Radeon HD 797070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBAMD Radeon HD 7970
Released 2016 2011
Family Pascal Southern Islands
Video memory 6 GB 3 GB
Clock 1506 MHz 925 MHz
Process 16 nm 28 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 250 W
Launch price $249 $549
Performance index 100 70

Green marks the better value in each row. Less power, a smaller process and a lower price count as better.

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