NVIDIA P106-100 vs AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA P106-100 and AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) 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 NVIDIA P106-100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 63% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 926 MHz
  • Around 42% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1206 MHz
  • 892.9x better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 21% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 6600 MHz
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36174 vs 33787
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 163.993 vs 111.543
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12824 vs 9983
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12824 vs 9983
  • Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 899 vs 842
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 June 2017 vs 4 August 2016
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 926 MHz
Boost clock speed 1709 MHz vs 1206 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 6600 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 36174 vs 33787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 163.993 vs 111.543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12824 vs 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1680 vs 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12824 vs 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1680 vs 1674
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 899 vs 842

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

  • Around 13% higher texture fill rate: 154.4 GTexel / s vs 136.7 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 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7965 vs 6724
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 723 vs 251
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1817.005 vs 1705.321
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.511 vs 9.266
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.875 vs 76.32
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 511.362 vs 448.036
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2443 vs 1860
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2443 vs 1860
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 154.4 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2048 vs 1280
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 16 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 7965 vs 6724
PassMark - G2D Mark 723 vs 251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 vs 1705.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 vs 9.266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 vs 76.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 vs 448.036
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2443 vs 1860
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2443 vs 1860

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA P106-100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6724
7965
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
251
723
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36174
33787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
163.993
111.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1705.321
1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.266
9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
76.32
99.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
448.036
511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12824
9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1680
1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12824
9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1680
1674
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
899
842
Name NVIDIA P106-100 AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 6724 7965
PassMark - G2D Mark 251 723
Geekbench - OpenCL 36174 33787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 163.993 111.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1705.321 1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.266 9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 76.32 99.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 448.036 511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12824 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1860 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1680 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12824 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1860 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1680 1674
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 899 842

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA P106-100 AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP106 Ellesmere
Launch date 19 June 2017 4 August 2016
Place in performance rating 439 389
Type Desktop Desktop
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $179
Price now $109.99
Value for money (0-100) 100.00

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1709 MHz 1206 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 926 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 4.9 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 1280 2048
Texture fill rate 136.7 GTexel / s 154.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 5,700 million
Compute units 32
GPU Power 85-110 Watt
Stream Processors 2048

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 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s 211 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 6600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore