GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs Radeon Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
20.20
+51.5%

Pro W5500 outperforms 1060 Max-Q 6 GB by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking294400
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.41no data
Power efficiency13.0313.44
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameNavi 14GP106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (5 years ago)27 June 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores14081280
Core clock speed1187 MHz1063 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1480 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2118.4
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS3.789 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs8880
L1 Cacheno data480 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
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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 W5500 20.20
+51.5%
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13.33

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro W5500 8931
+51.6%
Samples: 242
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 5891
Samples: 2308

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 HD120−130
+48.1%
81
−48.1%
4K40−45
+42.9%
28
−42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.33no data
4K9.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Fortnite 133
+0%
133
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+0%
93
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Dota 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Fortnite 116
+0%
116
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+0%
84
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 86
+0%
86
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 66
+0%
66
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Dota 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 63
+0%
63
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 73
+0%
73
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 54
+0%
54
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 48% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5500 is 43% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 20.20 13.33
Recency 10 February 2020 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB, on the other hand, has 56.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is a notebook one.

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