NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 is a graphics card for desktops and high end laptops (upcoming, see our article for the mobile GTX 1060 for benchmarks and specs ). It is based on the Pascal architecture and manufactured in 16 nm FinFET at TSMC. The GPU is be based on the smaller GP106 chip. In laptops it has the codename N17E-G1 and will be the successor to the old GTX 970M (predecessor) . The laptop version should be launched in August 2016. The desktop version is already out.
The performance of the 6 GB version is on par with an older GeForce GTX 980 (desktop and laptop). Therefore, 1080p gaming at highest detail is currently the best use case for the card. A comprehensive review of the desktop GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition with 6 GB GDDR5 can be found here . Beware, the upcoming 3 GB desktop variant should feature 128 shader less but clocked slightly higher. Still the performance should be definately slower than the 6 GB version.
GeForce GTX 1000 Series Codename GP106 Architecture Pascal Pipelines 1280 - unified Core Speed 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz Memory Speed 8000 MHz Memory Bus Width 192 Bit Memory Type GDDR5 Max. Amount of Memory 6.144 MB Shared Memory no API DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption 120 Watt Transistor Count 4.4 Billion technology 16 nm Features Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor Date of Announcement 19.07.2016 Link to Manufacturer Page http://www.nvidia.de/graphics-cards/gefo...
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
24 pt (24%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
4495 Points (14%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
4158 Points (11%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
235179 Points (27%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
165874 Points (23%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 29707 avg: 30123 median: 30122.5 (33%) max: 30538 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 72074 avg: 76477 median: 76476.5 (26%) max: 80879 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 10987 avg: 11039 median: 11038.5 (19%) max: 11090 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 12648 avg: 12816 median: 12816 (18%) max: 12984 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 190135 avg: 260292 median: 260292 (34%) max: 330448 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 15290 avg: 15546 median: 15546 (22%) max: 15802 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 17174 avg: 17288 median: 17287.5 (16%) max: 17401 Points
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3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
43717 Points (13%)
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
49796 Points (29%)
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Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
58.6 fps (20%)
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SPECviewperf 12 specvp12 sw-03 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
min: 39.47 avg: 45.9 median: 45.9 (13%) max: 52.3 fps
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specvp12 snx-02 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
min: 5.66 avg: 5.9 median: 5.9 (1%) max: 6.11 fps
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specvp12 showcase-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
min: 61.5 avg: 64.4 median: 64.4 (14%) max: 67.2 fps
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specvp12 mediacal-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
min: 31.53 avg: 31.7 median: 31.7 (9%) max: 31.88 fps
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specvp12 maya-04 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
min: 94.7 avg: 103.3 median: 103.3 (28%) max: 111.9 fps
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specvp12 energy-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
min: 5.87 avg: 6 median: 6 (7%) max: 6.1 fps
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specvp12 creo-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
min: 30.45 avg: 35.3 median: 35.3 (18%) max: 40.07 fps
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specvp12 catia-04 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
min: 51.2 avg: 51.3 median: 51.3 (10%) max: 51.3 fps
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6819 points (5%)
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
85.7 fps (31%)
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Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
148.7 fps (38%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
59.8 fps (16%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
446.4 fps (26%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 1773 avg: 1805 median: 1805 (8%) max: 1837 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 2584 avg: 3030 median: 3029.5 (5%) max: 3475 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 9259 avg: 9263 median: 9262.5 (10%) max: 9266 points
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Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Maximum Settings with Raytracing T2X Filmic SMAA 1920x1080
19.8 [X] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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