Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs AMD Radeon RX 5500M
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, vs AMD Radeon RX 5500M. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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 | 68 37 29 16 | 70 40 30 15 |
 The Witcher 3 | 54 40 26 13 | 46 37 22 13 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 96 63 42 18 | 70 51 35 15 |
 Far Cry 6 | 50 45 33 15 | 53 43 31 15 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 32 22 18 9 | 30 26 16 9 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 38 32 22 13 | 46 40 28 17 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 29 20 16 9 | 29 22 17 9 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 30 26 19 n/a | 31 26 15 n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57 49 34 18 | 56 45 30 17 |
| 1080p High | 50 | 48 |
| 1080p Ultra | 37 | 37 |
| 1440p Ultra | 27 | 25 |
| 4K Ultra | 13 | 13 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4203 | 4300 |
| Solar Bay | 11205 | n/a |
| Port Royal | 838 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 13131 | 12849 |
| Night Raid | 54567 | 42092 |
| Background Blur | 100.2 frames/s | 89.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 48.1 frames/s | 50.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.54 Gpix/sec | 1.91 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.25 Gpix/sec | 2.74 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.58 Gpix/sec | 2.25 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.25 Gpix/sec | 0.49 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 136.9 Gpix/sec | 159.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 4220.5 fps | 5898.4 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 747 | 412 |
| DirectX 11 | 72 fps | 35 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 37 fps | 28 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4310 Ops/s | 2303 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 309.1 fps | 289.3 fps |
| Car Chase | 299.9 fps | 262.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 253.8 fps | 221.9 fps |
| T-Rex | 1307.9 fps | 936.7 fps |
| ALU 2 | 5983.8 fps | 1171.6 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 282.6 fps | 153.2 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1538.6 | 1215.9 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | July, 19, 2016 | October, 7, 2019 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 1.0 |
| Codename | GP106 | Navi 14 |
| Price | 299 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1506 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1709 MHz | 1645 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1280 | 1408 |
| TMUs | 80 | 88 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 10 | 22 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 1536 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 82 Gpix/sec | 53 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 137 GTex/s | 145 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 4.4 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TGP | 120 W | 85 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 200 mm² | 158 mm² |
| Transistor count | 4 billion | 6.4 billion |
| Transistor density | 20 MTr/mm² | 40.51 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2002 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | n/a |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | 14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4 |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
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Survey
Total Votes: 6
