NVIDIA P106-100 vs AMD Radeon RX 480

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA P106-100 and AMD Radeon RX 480 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 11 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
  • 754.3x better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 7000 MHz
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 163.993 vs 103.851
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1705.321 vs 769.541
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.266 vs 7.593
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 76.32 vs 67.879
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12824 vs 11172
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12824 vs 11172
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 June 2017 vs 29 June 2016
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 1120 MHz
Boost clock speed 1709 MHz vs 1266 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 163.993 vs 103.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1705.321 vs 769.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.266 vs 7.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 76.32 vs 67.879
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12824 vs 11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12824 vs 11172

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480

  • Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
  • Around 80% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1280
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8578 vs 6724
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 251
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39538 vs 36174
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 597.772 vs 448.036
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3719 vs 1860
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 1680
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3719 vs 1860
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 1680
  • Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 966 vs 899
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 182.3 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2304 vs 1280
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 16 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8578 vs 6724
PassMark - G2D Mark 774 vs 251
Geekbench - OpenCL 39538 vs 36174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 597.772 vs 448.036
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3719 vs 1860
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 1680
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3719 vs 1860
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 1680
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 966 vs 899

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA P106-100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 480

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6724
8578
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
251
774
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36174
39538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
163.993
103.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1705.321
769.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.266
7.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
76.32
67.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
448.036
597.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12824
11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1680
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12824
11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1680
3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
899
966
Name NVIDIA P106-100 AMD Radeon RX 480
PassMark - G3D Mark 6724 8578
PassMark - G2D Mark 251 774
Geekbench - OpenCL 36174 39538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 163.993 103.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1705.321 769.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.266 7.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 76.32 67.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 448.036 597.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12824 11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1860 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1680 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12824 11172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1860 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1680 3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 899 966

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA P106-100 AMD Radeon RX 480

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP106 Ellesmere
Launch date 19 June 2017 29 June 2016
Place in performance rating 439 360
Type Desktop Desktop
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $299.99
Value for money (0-100) 39.12

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1709 MHz 1266 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1120 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 5.8 TFLOPs
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 150 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 5,700 million
Compute units 36
GPU Power 110 Watt
Stream Processors 2304

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
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
Bus support n / a
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s 224 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
Enduro
FreeSync
FRTC
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HD3D
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
ZeroCore