NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs AMD Radeon E9550 MXM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and AMD Radeon E9550 MXM 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, 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 34% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1120 MHz
  • Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1266 MHz
  • Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10818 vs 6622
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3208
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10818 vs 6622
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3208
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 26 December 2017 vs 27 September 2016
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 1120 MHz
Boost clock speed 1709 MHz vs 1266 MHz
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10818 vs 6622
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3208
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10818 vs 6622
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3208

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E9550 MXM

  • Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
  • Around 80% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1280
  • Around 33% better floating-point performance: 5,834 gflops vs 4,375 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 5 GB
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36624 vs 33562
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3597 vs 3417
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3597 vs 3417
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 182.3 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2304 vs 1280
Floating-point performance 5,834 gflops vs 4,375 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 5 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 36624 vs 33562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3597 vs 3417
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3597 vs 3417

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon E9550 MXM

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
33562
36624
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10818
6622
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3417
3597
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3208
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10818
6622
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3417
3597
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3208
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB AMD Radeon E9550 MXM
PassMark - G3D Mark 9039
PassMark - G2D Mark 614
Geekbench - OpenCL 33562 36624
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10818 6622
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3417 3597
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3208
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10818 6622
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3417 3597
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3208
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 112.64
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1474.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 96.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 507.291

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB AMD Radeon E9550 MXM

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP106 Ellesmere
Launch date 26 December 2017 27 September 2016
Place in performance rating 309 501
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1709 MHz 1266 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1120 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 5,834 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 1280 2304
Texture fill rate 136.7 GTexel / s 182.3 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Length 250 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB / s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5