AMD Radeon Pro 5500M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 5500M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 1014.6x more texture fill rate: 124.8 GTexel/s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1152
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 3 GB
  • Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 12000 MHz vs 8008 MHz
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36530 vs 31449
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1860.146 vs 1325.07
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 11.238 vs 8.057
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 94.947 vs 31.946
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 596.819 vs 425.709
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Nov 2019 vs 18 August 2016
Texture fill rate 124.8 GTexel/s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1536 vs 1152
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 3 GB
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz vs 8008 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 36530 vs 31449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1860.146 vs 1325.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 11.238 vs 8.057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 94.947 vs 31.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 596.819 vs 425.709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 3338

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

  • Around 51% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 31% higher boost clock speed: 1708 MHz vs 1300 MHz
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9758 vs 6834
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 777 vs 675
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 115.073 vs 105.82
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10566 vs 9175
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 3670
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10566 vs 9175
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 3670
  • Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3844 vs 3426
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Boost clock speed 1708 MHz vs 1300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9758 vs 6834
PassMark - G2D Mark 777 vs 675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 vs 105.82
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10566 vs 9175
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 vs 3670
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10566 vs 9175
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 vs 3670
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3844 vs 3426

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6834
9758
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
675
777
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36530
31449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
105.82
115.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860.146
1325.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.238
8.057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
94.947
31.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
596.819
425.709
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9175
10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3670
3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9175
10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3670
3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3426
3844
Name AMD Radeon Pro 5500M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
PassMark - G3D Mark 6834 9758
PassMark - G2D Mark 675 777
Geekbench - OpenCL 36530 31449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.82 115.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1860.146 1325.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 11.238 8.057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 94.947 31.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 596.819 425.709
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9175 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3670 3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9175 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3670 3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3426 3844

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 5500M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 Pascal
Code name Navi 14 GP106
Launch date 13 Nov 2019 18 August 2016
Place in performance rating 365 366
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $199

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1300 MHz 1708 MHz
Compute units 24
Core clock speed 1000 MHz 1506 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 249.6 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 7.987 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 3.994 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1536 1152
Pixel fill rate 41.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 124.8 GTexel/s 123.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 6400 million 4,400 million
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Length 250 mm

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5