Radeon RX 5770 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | no data |
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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1265 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 118.4 | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 80 | no data |
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 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 | 12.0 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 225 Watt |
GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB has 181.3% lower power consumption.
RX 5770, on the other hand, has a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB and Radeon RX 5770. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 5770 is a desktop one.
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