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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)

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 dekstop 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.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce GTX 1000 Series
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (compare) 3584 @ 1481 - 1600 (Boost) MHz352 Bit @ 11000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop) (compare) 5120 @ 1556 - 1733 (Boost) MHz2x 256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) (compare) 3840 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop) (compare) 4096 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) (compare) 2560 @ 1607 - 1733 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) (compare) 2560 @ 1566 - 1733 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q (compare) 2560 @ 1101 - 1290 - 1278 - 1468 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) (compare) 1920 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) (compare) 2048 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q (compare) 2048 @ 1101 - 1215 - 1265 - 1379 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) 1280 @ 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) (compare) 1280 @ 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (compare) 1280 @ 1063 - 1265 - 1341 - 1480 (Boost) MHz192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) (compare) 768 @ 1493 - 1620 (Boost) MHz128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop) (compare) 768 @ 1290 - 1392 (Boost) MHz128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) (compare) 640 @ 1354 - 1455 (Boost) MHz128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) (compare) 640 @ 1354 - 1493 (Boost) MHz128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) (compare) 384 @ 1228 - 1670 (Boost) MHz64 Bit @ 6000 MHz
CodenameGP106
ArchitecturePascal
Pipelines1280 - unified
Core Speed1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed8000 MHz
Memory Bus Width192 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory6.144 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 12_1
Transistor Count4400 Million
technology16 nm
FeaturesMulti-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor
Date of Announcement19.07.2016
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.de/graphics-cards/gefo...

Benchmarks

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440
4495 Points (42%)
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3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440
4158 Points (32%)
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen
235179 Points (52%)
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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080
165874 Points (23%)
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 29707     avg: 30122.5     median: 30122.5 (61%)     max: 30538 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 72074     avg: 76476.5     median: 76476.5 (47%)     max: 80879 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 10987     avg: 11038.5     median: 11038.5 (47%)     max: 11090 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 12648     avg: 12816     median: 12816 (32%)     max: 12984 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 190135     avg: 260292     median: 260292 (35%)     max: 330448 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 15290     avg: 15546     median: 15546 (54%)     max: 15802 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 17174     avg: 17287.5     median: 17287.5 (34%)     max: 17401 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Extreme HD DirectX 1920x1080
58.6 fps (41%)
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SPECviewperf 12
Solidworks (sw-03) 1900x1060 +
Siemens NX (snx-02) 1900x1060 +
Showcase (showcase-01) 1900x1060 +
Medical (medical-01) 1900x1060 +
Maya (maya-04) 1900x1060 +
Energy (energy-01) 1900x1060 +
Creo (creo-01) 1900x1060 +
Catia (catia-04) 1900x1060 +
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen
446.4 fps (82%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen
59.8 fps (16%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
min: 1773     avg: 1805     median: 1805 (34%)     max: 1837 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
min: 2584     avg: 3029.5     median: 3029.5 (29%)     max: 3475 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
min: 9259     avg: 9262.5     median: 9262.5 (42%)     max: 9266 Points
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Ark Survival Evolved

Ark Survival Evolved

2017
low 1280x720
126  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
54.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
39.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
27.1  fps    + Compare
3840x2160
9.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium Preset (100 % Resolution Scale) 1366x768
85.1
F1 2017

F1 2017

2017
low 1280x720
229  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
145  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
115  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
74  fps    + Compare
3840x2160
33  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium Preset 4xAF 1366x768
178
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
low 1280x720
121  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
88.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
77.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
52.9  fps    + Compare
3840x2160
18.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium Preset 1366x768
109
Dirt 4

Dirt 4

2017
low 1280x720
314.9 333 ~ 324 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
159 182.9 ~ 171 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
112 119.1 ~ 116 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
64.6 64.8 ~ 65 fps    + Compare
3840x2160
36.6 38.2 ~ 37 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium Preset 4xAF 1366x768
238
Rocket League
low 1280x720
250  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
249  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
185  fps    + Compare
3840x2160
67.2  fps    + Compare