AMD Radeon Pro W5700X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro W5700X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Pro W5700X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X

Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1243 MHz vs 1063 MHz
Around 25% higher boost clock speed: 1855 MHz vs 1480 MHz
2347.1x more texture fill rate: 277.9 GTexel/s vs 118.4 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 2560 vs 1280
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 16 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 6 GB
Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 8008 MHz
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 43810 vs 27722
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 16573 vs 12767
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 16573 vs 12767
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1060 vs 413
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17591 vs 7887

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1243 MHz vs 1063 MHz
Boost clock speed	1855 MHz vs 1480 MHz
Texture fill rate	277.9 GTexel/s vs 118.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2560 vs 1280
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 8008 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	43810 vs 27722
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	16573 vs 12767
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	16573 vs 12767
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3364 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3364 vs 3359
PassMark - G2D Mark	1060 vs 413
PassMark - G3D Mark	17591 vs 7887

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 205 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W5700X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

43810

27722

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16573

12767

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16573

12767

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3712

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3712

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3364

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3364

3359

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1060

413

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

17591

7887

Name	AMD Radeon Pro W5700X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Geekbench - OpenCL	43810	27722
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	16573	12767
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	16573	12767
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3712
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3364	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3364	3359
PassMark - G2D Mark	1060	413
PassMark - G3D Mark	17591	7887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		147.271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1681.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		8.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		98.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		416.14
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		3316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro W5700X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 1.0	Pascal
Code name	Navi 10	GP106
Launch date	Q3'2020	27 June 2017
Place in performance rating	146	367
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1855 MHz	1480 MHz
Compute units	40
Core clock speed	1243 MHz	1063 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	16 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	17.79 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	9.5 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2560	1280
Pixel fill rate	123.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	277.9 GTexel/s	118.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	80 Watt
Transistor count	10300 million	4,400 million
Floating-point performance		3,789 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x Thunderbolt 3, 1x HDMI	No outputs
G-SYNC support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	12 inches (305 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
Width	Dual-slot
Laptop size		large
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	16 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	8008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready