NVIDIA P106-100 vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA P106-100 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: 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 2 month(s) later
  • Around 20% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1257 MHz
  • Around 28% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1340 MHz
  • 705.6x better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 163.993 vs 116.142
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1705.321 vs 1022.932
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12824 vs 11281
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12824 vs 11281
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 June 2017 vs 18 April 2017
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 1257 MHz
Boost clock speed 1709 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 185 Watt
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 8000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 163.993 vs 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1705.321 vs 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.266 vs 9.235
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12824 vs 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12824 vs 11281

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

  • 1411.6x more texture fill rate: 192.96 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 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8827 vs 6724
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 251
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 36174
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 76.32
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 448.036
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3695 vs 1860
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 1680
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3695 vs 1860
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 1680
  • Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1005 vs 899
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 192.96 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2304 vs 1280
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8827 vs 6724
PassMark - G2D Mark 767 vs 251
Geekbench - OpenCL 39028 vs 36174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 84.034 vs 76.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 607.721 vs 448.036
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3695 vs 1860
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 1680
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3695 vs 1860
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 1680
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1005 vs 899

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA P106-100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6724
8827
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
251
767
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36174
39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
163.993
116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1705.321
1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.266
9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
76.32
84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
448.036
607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12824
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1680
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12824
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1680
3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
899
1005
Name NVIDIA P106-100 AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark 6724 8827
PassMark - G2D Mark 251 767
Geekbench - OpenCL 36174 39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 163.993 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1705.321 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.266 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 76.32 84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 448.036 607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12824 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1860 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1680 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12824 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1860 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1680 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 899 1005

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA P106-100 AMD Radeon RX 580

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP106 Polaris 20
Launch date 19 June 2017 18 April 2017
Place in performance rating 439 341
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 1709 MHz 1340 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1257 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 6.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 1280 2304
Texture fill rate 136.7 GTexel / s 192.96 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 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 6 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