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.

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1000 Series

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (compare)	3584 @ 1481 - 1600 (Boost) MHz	352 Bit @ 11000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop) (compare)	5120 @ 1556 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) (compare)	3840 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop) (compare)	4096 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) (compare)	2560 @ 1607 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) (compare)	2560 @ 1566 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Desktop) (compare)	2432 @ 1607 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) (compare)	1920 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q (compare)	2560 @ 1101 - 1290 - 1278 - 1468 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) (compare)	2048 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q (compare)	2048 @ 1101 - 1215 - 1265 - 1379 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)	1280 @ 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) (compare)	1280 @ 1404 - 1670 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (compare)	1280 @ 1063 - 1265 - 1341 - 1480 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Laptop) (compare)	768 @ 1493 - 1620 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop) (compare)	768 @ 1290 - 1392 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q (compare)	768 @ 1151 – 1290 - 1290 – 1417 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) (compare)	640 @ 1354 - 1455 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Laptop) (compare)	640 @ 1354 - 1493 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q (compare)	640 @ 999 - 1189 - 1139 - 1328 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) (compare)	384 @ 1228 - 1670 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 6000 MHz

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

DirectX

DirectX 12_1

Transistor Count

4400 Million

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

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440

4495 Points (33%)

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3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440

4158 Points (29%)

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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen

235179 Points (44%)

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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 (49%) max: 30538 Points

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 72074 avg: 76476.5 median: 76476 (41%) max: 80879 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080

min: 10987 avg: 11038.5 median: 11038 (41%) 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: 260291 (35%) max: 330448 Points

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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720

min: 15290 avg: 15546 median: 15546 (44%) max: 15802 points

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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720

min: 17174 avg: 17287.5 median: 17287 (34%) max: 17401 points

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti -10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 -9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI -8%

NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q -8%

AMD Radeon R9 290X -6%

NVIDIA Quadro P3200 -6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) -2%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 0%

AMD Radeon R9 Nano 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 1%

AMD Radeon R9 Fury 1%

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) 2%

AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) 4%

AMD Radeon R9 390X 4%

AMD Radeon RX 570 (Desktop) 10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI 11%

AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop) 11%

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 173%

100%

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +

P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +

Unigine Valley 1.0 - Extreme HD DirectX 1920x1080

58.6 fps (36%)

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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 (81%)

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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 (28%) max: 3475 Samples/s

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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600

min: 9259 avg: 9262.5 median: 9262 (33%) max: 9266 Points

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* 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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

FIFA 20

2019

282 fps + Compare

246 fps + Compare

232 fps + Compare

196 fps + Compare

160 fps + Compare

104 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Borderlands 3

2019

139 fps + Compare

77.7 fps + Compare

51.1 fps + Compare

39 fps + Compare

26.7 fps + Compare

14 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Control

2019

152 fps + Compare

51.6 fps + Compare

37.8 fps + Compare

23.6 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Desktop PC Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 KFA2 GTX 1060 6GB	E5-2680 v4	65536 MB	1418 / 5005 MHz	2048MB GDDR5 382.33	4495

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Desktop PC Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 KFA2 GTX 1060 6GB	E5-2680 v4	65536 MB	1418 / 5005 MHz	2048MB GDDR5 382.33	4158

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Desktop PC Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 KFA2 GTX 1060 6GB	E5-2680 v4	65536 MB	1418 / 5005 MHz	2048MB GDDR5 382.33	235179

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Desktop PC Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 KFA2 GTX 1060 6GB	E5-2680 v4	65536 MB	1418 / 5005 MHz	2048MB GDDR5 382.33	165874

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB	6700K	16384 MB	1506 / 4000 MHz	6144MB GDDR5 ForceWare 368.64	29707
Desktop PC Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 KFA2 GTX 1060 6GB	E5-2680 v4	65536 MB	1418 / 5005 MHz	2048MB GDDR5 382.33	30538