GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon Pro 580

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 580 with GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, including specs and performance data.

Pro 580
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
20.09

GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms Pro 580 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking270234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.2813.60
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 20GP106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date5 June 2017 (7 years ago)26 December 2017 (6 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 cores23041280
Core clock speed1100 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate172.8136.7
Floating-point processing power5.53 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs3240
TMUs14480

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB5 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1695 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth217.0 GB/s160.2 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro 580 20.09
GTX 1060 5 GB 23.57
+17.3%

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 580 7753
GTX 1060 5 GB 9094
+17.3%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.09 23.57
Recency 5 June 2017 26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 5 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

Pro 580 has a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has a 17.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 580 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.


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