Radeon Pro 5300M vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Place in performance ranking	328	325
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.39	3.76
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code name	N17P-G1 Max-Q	Navi 14
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	13 November 2019 (4 years ago)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has 43% better value for money than Pro 5300M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	1280
Core clock speed	1063 - 1265 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1341 - 1480 MHz	1250 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 - 70 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	118.4	100.0
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Radeon Pro 5300M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6.144 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	no data

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 HD	82 +2.5%	80−85 −2.5%
1440p	29 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
4K	30 +0%	30−35 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	62 +72.2%	35−40 −72.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	54 +50%	35−40 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66 +106%	30−35 −106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	40 +11.1%	35−40 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +9.4%	30−35 −9.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −3.3%	30−35 +3.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Hitman 3	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +60%	14−16 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Pro 5300M compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 3% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 7% faster in 1440p
A tie in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 106% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5300M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
Pro 5300M is ahead in 10 tests (14%)
there's a draw in 55 tests (76%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.26	15.45
Recency	30 May 2017	13 November 2019
Maximum RAM amount	6.144 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	65 Watt

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

Pro 5300M, on the other hand, has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Radeon Pro 5300M.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5300M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.