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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 vs PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 65 W Speed index 1/100
PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100
In the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 and the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 226 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2.

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Speed index
1/100
3/100
FP32
1.21 TFLOPS
3.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
65 W
120 W
Launch Price
79 $
199 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU ChipLexa PROGP106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors89
Shader5121152
Render Output Units1648
Texture Units3272
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) and has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units.

PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which has 1152 shaders and 9 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory Size2 GB3 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB can access 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock1.100 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.183 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 clocks in the base with up to 1.100 GHz. The base frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.506 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP65 W120 W
Tjunction max80 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 is 65 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the -- connector.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution5120x28807680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 supports a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length158 mm252 mm
Height112 mm112 mm
Width28 mm39 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 is 158 mm long, 112 mm high and 28 mm wide.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 252 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2017Q3/2016
Launch Price79 $199 $
Structure size14 nm16 nm
Part-no11268-06VCGGTX10603PB
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 V2 was released in Q4/2017 at a price of 79 $.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +250.0 %

  1. 8 fps (avg)
  2. 28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +181.3 %

  1. 16 fps (avg)
  2. 45 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +182.6 %

  1. 23 fps (avg)
  2. 65 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +121.5 %

  1. 14,311
  2. 31,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan PNY GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +147.7 %

  1. 13,279
  2. 32,894

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 18,364
  2. no data

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