GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon Pro 5500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon Pro 5500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Radeon Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Radeon Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB has 41% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 5 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 3992 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 30−35 21−24
QHD / 1440p 24−27 16−18
4K / 2160p 14−16 10−11
low / 720p 75−80 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon Pro 5500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Pascal Navi / RDNA
Code name GP106 Navi 14
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 18 August 2016 13 November 2019
Pipelines 1152 1536
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1300 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 123.0 139.2
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size medium sized
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 19 Mh/s
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