AMD Radeon RX 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 570 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 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: 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 RX 570

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 1191.8x more texture fill rate: 159.23 GTexel/s vs 133.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 626 vs 444
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35108 vs 30868
  • 4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 79.029 vs 19.803
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 520.089 vs 509.222
  • Around 5% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3858 vs 3671
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 15 August 2016
Texture fill rate 159.23 GTexel/s vs 133.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2048 vs 1280
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 626 vs 444
Geekbench - OpenCL 35108 vs 30868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 79.029 vs 19.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 520.089 vs 509.222
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3858 vs 3671

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

  • Around 63% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 926-1168 MHz
  • Around 42% higher boost clock speed: 1708 MHz vs 1206-1244 MHz
  • 838.2x better floating-point performance: 4,275 gflops vs 5.1 TFLOPs
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 7000 MHz
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8161 vs 6967
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 111.55 vs 105.688
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1371.266 vs 1083.926
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.49 vs 8.251
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12645 vs 9172
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3654 vs 3624
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12645 vs 9172
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3654 vs 3624
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 926-1168 MHz
Boost clock speed 1708 MHz vs 1206-1244 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,275 gflops vs 5.1 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8161 vs 6967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.55 vs 105.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1371.266 vs 1083.926
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.49 vs 8.251
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12645 vs 9172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3654 vs 3624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12645 vs 9172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3654 vs 3624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 3346

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 570
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6967
8161
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
626
444
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
35108
30868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
105.688
111.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1083.926
1371.266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.251
8.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
79.029
19.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
520.089
509.222
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9172
12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3624
3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9172
12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3624
3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3858
3671
Name AMD Radeon RX 570 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 6967 8161
PassMark - G2D Mark 626 444
Geekbench - OpenCL 35108 30868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.688 111.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1083.926 1371.266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.251 8.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 79.029 19.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 520.089 509.222
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9172 12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3624 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9172 12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3624 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3858 3671

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 570 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Pascal
Code name Polaris 20 GP106B
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 15 August 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $169 $237.11
Place in performance rating 405 406
Price now $149.99 $229.99
Type Desktop, Laptop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 59.00 49.49

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1206-1244 MHz 1708 MHz
Core clock speed 926-1168 MHz 1506 MHz
Floating-point performance 5.1 TFLOPs 4,275 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 16 nm
Pipelines 2048 1280
Pixel fill rate 39.81 GP/s
Render output units 32
Stream Processors 2048
Texture fill rate 159.23 GTexel/s 133.6 GTexel / s
Texture Units 128
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 4,400 million
CUDA cores 1280
Maximum GPU temperature 94 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 192 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
Surround
Virtual Reality
VR Ready