NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

The mobile Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 is a graphics card for high end laptops. It is based on the Pascal architecture and manufactured in 16 nm FinFET at TSMC. The GPU is using the smaller GP106 chip. Compared to the desktop version of the GTX 1060, the laptop version offers the same amount of shaders but slightly lower clock rates. The TDP is slightly less than the old GTX 970M (predecessor).
For thin and light laptops Nvidia offer a Max-Q called version of the GTX 1060 with lower TDP and also significantly lower performance. Sadly this variant im sold with the same GTX 1060 name, making it hard to judge the performance.
The performance of the mobile GTX 1060 is a few percent below a reference GTX 1060 desktop card. In our benchmark so far (no max-Q version) the mobile GTX 1060 was somewhere between -1 and -16% slower than a desktop variant. A comprehensive review of the dekstop GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition with 6 GB GDDR5 can be found here. Therefore, the card is most suited for Full HD or WQHD gaming in high to maximum details (see benchmarks below).
The GP106 chip is produced in 16nm FinFET at TSMC and offers a range of new features, like DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) and improved H.265 video de- and encoding (PlayReady 3.0). A list of improvements and features can be found in our article on the Pascal architecture.
The power consumption is specified with a TGP of 80 Watt and therefore slightly below the old GTX 970M. Since summer 2017 a low power variant (Max-Q) is available for thin and light laptops with reduced performance and a lower TGP of 60 - 70 Watt.
Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
GeForce GTX 1000 Series | |
Codename | N17E-G1 |
Architecture | Pascal |
Pipelines | 1280 - unified |
Core Speed | 1404 - 1670 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 8000 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 192 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 6144 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 12_1 |
Transistor Count | 4400 Million |
technology | 16 nm |
Features | Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor |
Notebook Size | large |
Date of Announcement | 18.08.2016 |
Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.de/graphics-cards/gefo... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
30.3 pt (31%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 219%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 3339 avg: 3631 median: 3618 (20%) max: 4027 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 3396 avg: 3601 median: 3580.5 (18%) max: 3790 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 235897 avg: 303665 median: 298378 (47%) max: 389909 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 33205 avg: 152262 median: 158427 (22%) max: 257260 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 177%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 15234 avg: 25037 median: 24326.5 (32%) max: 36010 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 186%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 26770 avg: 71237 median: 74604.5 (37%) max: 86193 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 8563 avg: 9799 median: 9739 (25%) max: 10794 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 295%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 10708 avg: 11547 median: 11558 (23%) max: 12298 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 1%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 331%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 26301 avg: 177989 median: 191586 (26%) max: 295848 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 155%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 10386 avg: 12450 median: 12449 (32%) max: 14618 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 206%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 12620 avg: 14692 median: 14693 (25%) max: 15607 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 33893 avg: 34127 median: 34127 (33%) max: 34361 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 183%
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 38563 avg: 38910 median: 38910 (36%) max: 39257 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
87152 Points (46%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 7%
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
23823 Points (35%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 19244 avg: 26381 median: 26152 (49%) max: 33570 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 79%
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
81.7 fps (42%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 134%
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 9.51 avg: 10.1 median: 9.9 (7%) max: 11.16 fps
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 9.51 |
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 9.6 |
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 9.88 |
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 9.89 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 9.9 |
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 10.35 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 10.85 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 11.16 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 2.96 avg: 3.2 median: 3.2 (5%) max: 3.46 fps
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 2.96 |
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.01 |
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.06 |
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.1 |
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.23 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.32 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.39 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.46 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
ATI Radeon HD 5850 12%
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 16.81 avg: 19.7 median: 18.4 (22%) max: 26.26 fps
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 16.81 |
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 16.93 |
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 17.15 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 17.99 |
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 18.74 |
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 20.07 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 23.59 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 26.26 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 2.64 avg: 2.9 median: 2.7 (11%) max: 3.48 fps
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 2.64 |
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 2.67 |
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 2.69 |
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 2.72 |
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 2.74 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 2.94 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 2.99 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 3.48 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 15.93 avg: 21.3 median: 21.9 (17%) max: 27.01 fps
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 15.93 |
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 17.75 |
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 17.91 |
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 21.86 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 21.89 |
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 22.57 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 25.65 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 27.01 |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -93%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 20.37 avg: 22.8 median: 21.8 (23%) max: 28.64 fps
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 20.37 |
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 21.16 |
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 21.17 |
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 21.32 |
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 22.2 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 22.8 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 24.49 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 28.64 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 56.16 avg: 100 median: 122.3 (58%) max: 137.39 fps
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 56.16 |
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 56.25 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 56.85 |
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 121.8 |
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 122.81 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 124.57 |
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 125.35 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 137.39 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 18.41 avg: 20.6 median: 20.3 (25%) max: 24.15 fps
Saelic Veni G731 | 6700HQ | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 18.41 |
Hyperbook SL502 VR | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 18.47 |
Gigabyte Aero 14 GA-K106Q416-PL-B02 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 19.83 |
Asus G752VM PL | 6700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | | 20.12 |
Hyperbook N85-7300-8-12-1060 | i5-7300HQ | 8192 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 20.41 |
Saelic Veni G531D | 6700K | 32768 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 21.38 |
MSI GP72MVR 7RFX Leopard Pro | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 21.83 |
Smart7 Fobos GX15D G1 | i7-7700HQ | 16384 MB | 1405 / MHz | 6144MB | 24.15 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
min: 38.47 avg: 41.1 median: 41.1 (18%) max: 43.77 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp12 snx-02 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
min: 5.71 avg: 5.7 median: 5.7 (2%) max: 5.72 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp12 showcase-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
min: 59.2 avg: 60.9 median: 60.9 (26%) max: 62.64 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp12 mediacal-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
min: 26.61 avg: 28.2 median: 28.2 (26%) max: 29.7 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp12 maya-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
min: 73.37 avg: 80.6 median: 80.6 (34%) max: 87.83 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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specvp12 energy-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
min: 1.2 avg: 3.5 median: 3.5 (12%) max: 5.75 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 716%
specvp12 creo-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
min: 34.73 avg: 35.2 median: 35.2 (20%) max: 35.65 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 7%
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specvp12 catia-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
min: 48.08 avg: 49 median: 49 (18%) max: 49.93 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 8%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 386%
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 3866 avg: 7837 median: 6838 (32%) max: 12130 points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 52.43 avg: 64.2 median: 63.3 (28%) max: 75.98 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 165%
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 53.4 avg: 99.6 median: 102.1 (29%) max: 149.94 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 169%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 1889 avg: 1934 median: 1934 (20%) max: 1979 Samples/s
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 3039 avg: 3427 median: 3426.5 (12%) max: 3814 Samples/s
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 718%
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 7970 avg: 8461 median: 8538.5 (18%) max: 9165 points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 103 avg: 107 median: 106.5 (19%) max: 110 Watt
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 101 avg: 106 median: 105 (18%) max: 113 Watt
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 102 avg: 124 median: 124 (27%) max: 156.1 Watt
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
min: 1550 avg: 1632 median: 1619 (84%) max: 1720 MHz
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