Comparison

GTX 1060 vs RX 5500

geforce gtx 1060
radeon rx 5500

Release Date

2016

Release Date

2019

Retail Price

$ 374

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+169.1%

Retail Price

$ 139

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MSRP

299 $

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Peformace

4215

Peformace

4781

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+13.4%

Video Memory

6 GB

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+50.0%

Video Memory

4 GB

Power Consumption

120 W

Power Consumption

150 W

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+25.0%

Is GTX 1060 better than RX 5500?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 is slower than, AMD Radeon RX 5500 by -13.4%.

The GTX 1060 is more energy-efficient considering its peformance, consuming 120 watts to produce 3DMark score of 4215. By comparing its benchmark score to its power consumption, we get an efficiency score of 35.1. RX 5500's efficiency score is 31.9, 10.2% lower, making GTX 1060 the smarter choice in terms of power consumption.

GTX 1060 price to performance rating is lower than RX 5500's by -209.1%. Here is more in depth overview of the price and used prices of GTX 1060 Price History and RX 5500 Price History