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Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2016
Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

What's the best choice Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB has a maximum frequency of 1.506 GHz. Memory size 3 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2016.

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.75 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2725 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2767 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2702 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2616 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2573 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    1.75 GHz left arrow 1.506 GHz
  • More memory

    25% more memory

    4 GB left arrow 3 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2360 place

Specifications

Technical data
Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    GP106-300-A1 left arrow Navi 14 XTX
  • Execution units
    9 left arrow 22
  • Shader
    1152 left arrow 1408
  • Render Output Units
    48 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    72 left arrow 88
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    3 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    2.002 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.506 GHz left arrow 1.607 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.708 GHz left arrow 1.845 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow 1.717 GHz
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    120 W left arrow 130 W
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12.1
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 8
  • Release date
    Q3/2016 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Structure size
    16 nm left arrow 7 nm

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
3.94
Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB
5.25
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
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