NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs AMD FirePro S9050

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and AMD FirePro S9050 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 67% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 22% higher texture fill rate: 123.0 GTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s
  • Around 22% better floating-point performance: 3,935 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 46% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 5500 MHz
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9762 vs 4901
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 772 vs 369
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 115.073 vs 68.324
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.057 vs 6.491
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 425.709 vs 344.551
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10566 vs 7062
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10566 vs 7062
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 August 2016 vs 7 August 2014
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 900 MHz
Texture fill rate 123.0 GTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 225 Watt
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9762 vs 4901
PassMark - G2D Mark 772 vs 369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 vs 68.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.057 vs 6.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 425.709 vs 344.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10566 vs 7062
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10566 vs 7062

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S9050

  • Around 56% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1152
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 3 GB
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1463.376 vs 1325.07
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 91.133 vs 31.946
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 6260 vs 3697
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 13032 vs 3338
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 6260 vs 3697
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 13032 vs 3338
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 1792 vs 1152
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1463.376 vs 1325.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.133 vs 31.946
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 6260 vs 3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 13032 vs 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 6260 vs 3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 13032 vs 3338

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GPU 2: AMD FirePro S9050

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9762
4901
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
772
369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
115.073
68.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1325.07
1463.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.057
6.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.946
91.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
425.709
344.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
7062
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
6260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
13032
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
7062
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
6260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
13032
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB AMD FirePro S9050
PassMark - G3D Mark 9762 4901
PassMark - G2D Mark 772 369
Geekbench - OpenCL 32308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 68.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1325.07 1463.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.057 6.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.946 91.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 425.709 344.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10566 7062
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 6260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3338 13032
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10566 7062
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 6260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3338 13032
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3851

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB AMD FirePro S9050

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP106 Tahiti
Launch date 18 August 2016 7 August 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Place in performance rating 372 373
Type Desktop Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1708 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 900 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops 3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1152 1792
Texture fill rate 123.0 GTexel / s 100.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 225 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 4,313 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 250 mm 254 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s 264 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 5500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5