Radeon RX 5300 XT vs GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 281 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.80 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 December 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 October 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1670 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 | 118.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.375 TFLOPS | 3.779 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 250 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.2 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 December 2017 | 7 October 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 150 Watt |
GTX 1060 5 GB has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 25% lower power consumption.
RX 5300 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon RX 5300 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
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