NVIDIA P106-090 vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA P106-090 and AMD Radeon RX 580 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/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.

NVIDIA P106-090

AMD Radeon RX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA P106-090

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1354 MHz vs 1257 MHz
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1531 MHz vs 1340 MHz
379.4x better floating-point performance: 2,352 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1309.517 vs 1022.932

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 July 2017 vs 18 April 2017
Core clock speed	1354 MHz vs 1257 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,352 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 185 Watt
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz vs 8000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1309.517 vs 1022.932

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

2625.7x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 73.49 GTexel / s
3x more pipelines: 2304 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 3 GB
Around 83% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 21304
7.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 104
3.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8827 vs 2448
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 86.225
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 183.725
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.235 vs 6.178
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 58.651

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s vs 73.49 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	39028 vs 21304
PassMark - G2D Mark	767 vs 104
PassMark - G3D Mark	8827 vs 2448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142 vs 86.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721 vs 183.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235 vs 6.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034 vs 58.651

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA P106-090
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

21304

39028

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

104

767

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2448

8827

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

86.225

116.142

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1309.517

1022.932

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

183.725

607.721

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.178

9.235

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

58.651

84.034

Name	NVIDIA P106-090	AMD Radeon RX 580
Geekbench - OpenCL	21304	39028
PassMark - G2D Mark	104	767
PassMark - G3D Mark	2448	8827
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	86.225	116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1309.517	1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	183.725	607.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.178	9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	58.651	84.034
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1005

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA P106-090	AMD Radeon RX 580
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 4.0
Code name	GP106	Polaris 20
Launch date	31 July 2017	18 April 2017
Place in performance rating	852	341
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation		4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$169.99
Value for money (0-100)		76.21
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	1340 MHz
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	1257 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,352 gflops	6.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	768	2304
Texture fill rate	73.49 GTexel / s	192.96 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	185 Watt
Transistor count	4,400 million	5,700 million
Compute units		36
Pixel fill rate		42.88 GP/s
Render output units		32
Stream Processors		2304
Texture Units		144
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Recommended system power (PSU)		500 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB / s	256 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready