GTX 1060 6 GB aged like a fine wine for entry and mid-range gamers. Will GTX 1060 be able to beat Radeon 890m? In this GPU comparison between Radeon 890m vs 1060 6GB which will come out on top?
Radeon 890m graphics was released by AMD on 15th July 2024 which is based on RDNA 3.5 architecture, a successor of RDNA 3.0.
Nvidia released the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 6 GB on Jul 19th, 2016 which is now an 8-year-old graphics card. It is based on Pascal architecture.
A well-known graphics card for gamers due to being in the budget segment. Can GTX 1060 beat AMD’s latest iGPU?
Graphics Card Info Comparison between Radeon 890M vs 1060 6GB
AMD Radeon 890M | VS | Nvidia GTX 1060 6 GB |
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Strix Point | GPU Codename | GP106 |
RDNA 3.5 | Architecture | Pascal |
15th July, 2024 | Release date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
Navi III IGP | Generation | GeForce 10 |
TSMC | Foundry | TSMC |
Laptop, Desktop | Market Segment | Desktop |
Active | Production | End of Life |
Integrated | Type | Desktop |
AMD Radeon 890M vs GTX 1060 Specs Comparison
AMD Radeon 890M | VS | GTX 1060 6GB |
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— | SM Counts | 10 SM |
16 CUs | Compute Units | — |
1024 Units | Shaders / Stream Processors/ Cuda Cores | 1280 Units |
64 | TMUs (Texture Mapping Units) | 80 |
32 | ROPs (Raster Operation Pipeline) | 48 |
16 | RayTracing Cores | None |
32 KB per WGP | L0 Cache | — |
128 KB per Array | L1 Cache | 48 KB (per SM) |
2 MB | L2 Cache | 1.536 MB |
400 MHz | Base Clock | 1506 MHz |
2900 MHz | Boost Clock | 1709 MHz |
AMD Radeon 890m has 1024 stream processors while GTX 1060 has 1280 CUDA cores; the 890m boost is higher than the 1060 as well.
Both the GPUs use different architecture and are of different brands though being an iGPU Radeon 890m does have 16 Raytracing cores while GTX 1060 doesn’t.
GTX 1060 does have the advantage of having more shader units, TMUs, and ROP but this doesn’t mean that it will perform better due to architecture differences.
AMD 890M vs GTX 1060 6GB Board Design Comparison
AMD Radeon 890M | VS | GTX 1060 6GB |
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34 billion | Transistors | 4.4 billion |
4 nm | Process Size | 16 nm |
233 mm² | Die Size | 200 mm² |
145.9M / mm² | Density | 22.0M / mm² |
FP8 | Chip Package | BGA-2173 |
15W | TDP (Total Draw Power) | 120W |
IGP | Slot Width | Dual Slot |
Portable Device Dependent | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
PCIe 4.0 x8 | Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-Pin |
890m igpu has 34 billion transistors compared to 4.4 billion transistors of GTX 1060. The process node of 890m is 4nm while Nvidia GTX 1060 has 16nm which made a huge difference in no. of transistors.
As the GTX 1060 graphics card is a desktop GPU it requires an external power supply, with a minimum PSU requirement of 450W compared to the Radeon 890m which only draws 15W – 40Watts in power.
Despite the difference in power wattage, AMD 890m gets pretty close to GTX 1060 6GB in gaming performance.
Radeon 890M vs GTX 1060 Memory Comparison
AMD Radeon 890M | VS | GTX 1060 6GB |
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System Shared | Memory Size | 6 GB |
System Shared | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
System Shared | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
System Shared | Memory Clock | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
System Dependent | Bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s |
AMD Radeon 890m graphics is an iGPU so it shares it VRAM capacity with the system RAM. The capacity can be increased via bios. 890m GPU default VRAM capacity is 4GB.
Geforce GTX 1060 has its own VRAM memory, GTX 1060 VRAM is 6GB GDDR5 type memory which is faster than system RAM memory speeds.
The bandwidth capacity of GTX 1060 memory is huge compared to 890M due to using system memory.
GTX 1060 6 gb vs 890M Theoretical Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon 890M | VS | GTX 1060 |
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92.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Fill Rate | 82.03 GPixel/s |
185.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fill Rate | 136.7 GTexel/s |
11.8 TFLOPS | FP16 (Half) | 68.36 GFLOPS |
5.939 TFLOPS | FP32 (Float) | 4.375 TFLOPS |
0.371 TFLOPS | FP64 (Double) | 0.136 TFLOPS |
Radeon 890m Teraflops is 5.939 TFLOPS while GTX 1060 flops is 4.416 TFLOPS.
Higher Clocks affect the no. of Texture rate and Pixel rate so AMD Radeon 890M RDNA 3.5 GPU has higher Texture and Pixel rates.
GTX 1060 vs 890M API Features Comparison
AMD Radeon 890M | VS | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB |
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12 Ultimate (12_2) | DirectX | 12 (12_1) |
4.6 | OpenGL | 4.6 |
2.1 | OpenCL | 3.0 |
— | Cuda | 6.1 |
1.3 | Vulkan | 1.3 |
6.8 | Shader Model | 6.8 |
2.1 | DisplayPort | 2.0 |
2.1 | HDMI | 1.4a |
2.3 | HDCP Version | 2.2 |
AMD Radeon 890M vs GTX 1060 Benchmark Comparison
AMD Radeon 890M | VS | GTX 1060 6GB |
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3451 | Time Spy Graphics | 3912 |
9622 | Firestrike Graphics | 13877 |
43082 | OpenCL | 39193 |
47829 | Vulkan | 34010 |
7886 | Passmark | 10075 |
AMD Radeon 890m Time spy score is 3451 while GTX 1060 Timespy score is 3912.
Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Firestrike score is 13877 while AMD 890M GPU has 9622. AMD Radeon 890m Open Cl score and Vulkan score are 43082 and 47829 while GTX 1060 has 39193 Open Cl and 34010 Vulkan score.
GTX 1060 Passmark score is 10075 while Radeon 890m Passmark score is 7886.
AMD Radeon 890M vs GTX 1060 6GB Gaming Performance Comparison
The Laptop used for this comparison test is Vivobook S16 M5606WA with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU, and 32GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM for 890m integrated GPU.
The System used for this comparison is AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 2x 16GB DDR4-4000 MHz RAM, and Palit GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Graphics card.
A total of 9 Games and their screenshots from the source: AMD APU Gaming YouTube channel, I didn’t get the accurate average FPS numbers for this test yet.
The Radeon 890M iGPU power usage was around 40-60 W and Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 was using 100-120W in this test.
SpiderMan, 1080p Very High
In SpiderMan at 1080p V.High settings, AMD Radeon 890m was a few frames behind GTX 1060 6GB. GTX 1060 wins here but not by a huge margin.
In some scenes, the Radeon 890m was ahead by 5-6 FPS while in another GTX 1060 was ahead by 10-15 FPS but overall they were pretty close like 4-7 FPS in differences.
During gameplay, there was an FPS drop for both AMD 890m igpu and Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB graphics around 31 fps from mid-40s to 50s.
I would prefer to run Spiderman at high settings on both graphics cards for stable FPS and stutter-free gameplay.
F1 2020 (DX12), 1080p Very High
In F1 2020 at 1080p V. High settings, the Nvidia GTX 1060 was 5-8 FPS ahead of the Radeon 890m. During gameplay, the frames were peaking 70+ fps for AMD 890m while on GTX 1060 the peak fps was 80+.
The fps was averaging around 55 -64 fps on Radeon 890m iGPU while on GTX 1060 GPU, it was around 64-72 fps.
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1080p Med
In Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p medium settings, GTX 1060 was 5-10 FPS ahead of the Radeon 890m.
Horizon Zero Dawn was averaging around 40-45 fps on Radeon 890m integrated graphics whereas Geforce GTX 1060 was around 45-52 FPS.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 1080 High
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 1080p High, Radeon 890m was lagging behind by 10-12 FPS against GTX 1060 6GB.
The FPS was averaging around 46-50 fps in AMD 890m graphics while 57-61 fps on GTX 1060 graphics.
Strange Brigade, 1080p High (Vulkan)
In Strange Brigade at 1080p High settings, AMD Radeon 890M GPU got beaten by a huge margin of about 20-35 FPS by Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 6GB.
The average fps were around 48-59 fps, peaking at 63 fps on Radeon graphics 890m while the average fps on GTX 1060 were around 78-95 fps, peaking at 115 fps.
Tomb Raider (2013), 1080p Max
In Tomb Raider (2013) 1080p max settings, GTX 1060 wins by a huge margin of 30 fps in differences against AMD’s Radeon 890m iGPU.
The average fps for this game was around 56-65 fps on Radeon 890m, peaking above 80+ fps while the average fps on GTX 1060 was 90 – 100 fps peaking above 130+ fps.
Cyberpunk 2077, 1080 Low
In Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p low settings, the Radeon 890m won against GTX 1060 by about 5-6 fps in difference. They were pretty close in performance.
The avg. fps for Radeon 890m was 46-51 fps whereas for 1060 6GB, avg. fps was 41-45 fps.
Forza Horizon 5, 1080p High
In Forza Horizon 5 at 1080 high setting, the 890m Radeon GPU won by 20-25 fps against GTX 1060. A great win for Team Red.
The avg. fps of the Radeon 890M iGPU was around 80-90 fps while on the 1060 GPU, it was around 60-70 fps.
God of War, 1080p Original
In God of War 1080p original setting, Radeon 890m lost to GTX 1060 6GB by 7-11 fps.
The avg. fps was about 42-47 fps on 890m igpu while 52-57 fps for GTX 1060 graphics card.
Conclusion
AMD 890m iGPU lost to GTX 1060 in 7 out of 9 games; Radeon 890m only won on 2 games. Even though the 890m GPU was lost games were playable on it.
I would say GTX 1060 for gaming on 1080p is still worth it in 2024 and 890m as integrated graphics for 1080p gaming is performing fine compared to other entry-level graphics cards.
FAQs
Is a GTX 1060 good for gaming in 2024?
It is performing fine at 1080p gaming even in 2024, easily getting 50-60+ fps on high settings.
Which is better GTX 1060 or Radeon 890m?
GTX 1060 6GB is better than Radeon 890m. 1060 easily beats out 890m on avg of 11 fps in 7 games while only losing on 2.
What are the computing capabilities of GTX 1060 and Radeon 890M?
GTX 1060 compute capability is 4.375 TFLOPS while Radeon 890m is 11.8 TFLOPS.