GeForce GTX 1060 mobile vs Radeon Pro 5500 XT

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon Pro 5500 XT you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1060 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 5500 XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1060 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon Pro 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 125 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 56% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 mobile is 7986 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 5500 XT.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 40−45
ultra / 1080p 27−30 27−30
QHD / 1440p 21−24 21−24
4K / 2160p 12−14 12−14
low / 720p 65−70 65−70
medium / 1080p 50−55 50−55
GeForce GTX 1060 mobile and Radeon Pro 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 mobile Radeon Pro 5500 XT
Architecture Pascal RDNA 1.0
Code name N17E-G1 Navi 14
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 18 August 2016 4 August 2020
Pipelines 1280 1536
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1757 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 133.6 168.7
Floating-point performance 4,275 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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