GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs Radeon Pro Duo

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1050 Mobile 1050 3 GB Max-Q 1050 Max-Q 1050 Mobile 3 GB 1050 Ti Mobile 1050 Ti Max-Q 1060 Mobile 1060 Max-Q 3 GB 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 1070 Mobile 1070 Max-Q 1070 SLI Mobile 1080 Mobile 1080 Max-Q 1080 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Duo with GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Pro Duo
2016, $1,499
8 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 350 Watt
19.84
+12%

Pro Duo outperforms 1060 Mobile by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pro Duo Pro Duo
GTX 1060 Mobile GTX 1060 Mobile

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking309343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.979.93
Power efficiency4.3517.00
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameCapsaicinGP106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date26 April 2016 (9 years ago)15 August 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $237.11

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 404% better value for money than Pro Duo.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores4096 ×21280
Compute units128no data
Core clock speedno data1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate256.0 ×2133.6
Floating-point processing power8.192 TFLOPS ×24.275 TFLOPS
ROPs64 ×248
TMUs256 ×280
L1 Cache1 MB480 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1536 KB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length277 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors3x 8-pinno 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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB ×26 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit ×2192 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s ×2192 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
HDCP-2.2
DisplayPort support+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
Enduro+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Ansel-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.06.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Pro Duo 19.84
+12%
GTX 1060 Mobile 17.71

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro Duo 27110
+135%
GTX 1060 Mobile 11558

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD75−80
+10.3%
68
−10.3%
1440p50−55
+11.1%
45
−11.1%
4K30−35
+0%
30
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p19.99
−473%
3.49
+473%
1440p29.98
−469%
5.27
+469%
4K49.97
−532%
7.90
+532%
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 473% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 469% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 532% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 137
+0%
137
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 89
+0%
89
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Fortnite 177
+0%
177
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+0%
102
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 78
+0%
78
+0%
Valorant 136
+0%
136
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 222
+0%
222
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 81
+0%
81
+0%
Far Cry 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Fortnite 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 61
+0%
61
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 74
+0%
74
+0%
Metro Exodus 40
+0%
40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 69
+0%
69
+0%
Valorant 134
+0%
134
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 71
+0%
71
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Dota 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Valorant 72
+0%
72
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 133
+0%
133
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 50
+0%
50
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+0%
17
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 23
+0%
23
+0%

This is how Pro Duo and GTX 1060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Pro Duo is 10% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Duo is 11% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.84 17.71
Recency 26 April 2016 15 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 80 Watt

Pro Duo has a 12% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 337.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Duo is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Duo is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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