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    GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon RX 550 mobile. 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 6 GB and Radeon RX 550 mobile. 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 6 GB
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    Radeon RX 550 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon RX 550 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 Radeon RX 550 mobile here:

    Radeon RX 550 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 140% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 219 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 5−6
    4K / 2160p 16−18 4−5
    low / 720p 80−85 35−40
    medium / 1080p 60−65 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 170% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Architecture Pascal Polaris
    Code name GP106 Polaris 12
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 19 July 2016 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 1280 640
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1287 MHz
    Boost Clock 1708 MHz 1476 MHz
    Transistor count 4,400 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 136.7 51.48
    Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 1,647 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    G-SYNC +
    FreeSync +
    Laptop size large
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