AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Ellesmere | GP104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Ellesmere XT | GP104-150-KA-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 7,200 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 314 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Aug 4th, 2016 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Mobility Radeon (RX M400) | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | — |
| Predecessor | Crystal System | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1000 MHz | 1506 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1077 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory clock | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1001 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 256.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Compute units | 36 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| SM count | — | 10 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 34.46 GPixel/s | 109.4 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 155.1 GTexel/s | 136.7 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 4.963 TFLOPS (1:1) | 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.963 TFLOPS | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 310.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 100 W | 120 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Length | — | 250 mm 9.8 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 6.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Never Released |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 10 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 900 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 20 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 117 in our database |
