NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and AMD Radeon R9 M390X 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, 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2.1x more core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 723 MHz
Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 136.7 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Around 48% better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
Around 25% higher maximum memory size: 5 GB vs 4 GB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9076 vs 3597
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 614 vs 435
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35276 vs 22044
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10818 vs 6508
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10818 vs 6508

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 December 2017 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed	1506 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	5 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9076 vs 3597
PassMark - G2D Mark	614 vs 435
Geekbench - OpenCL	35276 vs 22044
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	10818 vs 6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	10818 vs 6508

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M390X

Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8593 vs 3417
7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 24690 vs 3358
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8593 vs 3417
7.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 24690 vs 3358

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	2048 vs 1280
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8593 vs 3417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	24690 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8593 vs 3417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	24690 vs 3358

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M390X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9076

3597

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

614

435

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

35276

22044

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

6508

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

8593

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

24690

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

6508

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

8593

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

24690

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	AMD Radeon R9 M390X
PassMark - G3D Mark	9076	3597
PassMark - G2D Mark	614	435
Geekbench - OpenCL	35276	22044
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	10818	6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3417	8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	24690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	10818	6508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3417	8593
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	24690
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		64.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1284.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		5.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		78.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		312.822

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	AMD Radeon R9 M390X
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 3.0
Code name	GP106	Amethyst
Launch date	26 December 2017	5 May 2015
Place in performance rating	317	315
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	723 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	2048
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s	92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	4,400 million	5,000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Mantle
OpenCL		Not Listed
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB / s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore