NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Intel HD Graphics 4600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Intel HD Graphics 4600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 3.8x more core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • Around 37% higher boost clock speed: 1708 MHz vs 1250 MHz
  • 24.6x more texture fill rate: 123.0 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
  • 57.6x more pipelines: 1152 vs 20
  • 78.7x better floating-point performance: 3,935 gflops vs 50 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 22 nm
  • 15.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9796 vs 630
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 772 vs 314
  • 10.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 32384 vs 3210
  • 13x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 115.073 vs 8.844
  • 7.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1325.07 vs 171.17
  • 7.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.057 vs 1.115
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 31.946 vs 10.385
  • 34.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 425.709 vs 12.361
  • 10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10566 vs 988
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 1702
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3338 vs 2808
  • 10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10566 vs 988
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 1702
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3338 vs 2808
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 August 2016 vs 3 June 2013
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 400 MHz
Boost clock speed 1708 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Texture fill rate 123.0 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1152 vs 20
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops vs 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9796 vs 630
PassMark - G2D Mark 772 vs 314
Geekbench - OpenCL 32384 vs 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 vs 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1325.07 vs 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.057 vs 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.946 vs 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 425.709 vs 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10566 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3338 vs 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10566 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3338 vs 2808

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600

  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 194 vs 156
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 194 vs 156

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9796
630
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
772
314
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
32384
3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
115.073
8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1325.07
171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.057
1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.946
10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
425.709
12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
156
194
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Intel HD Graphics 4600
PassMark - G3D Mark 9796 630
PassMark - G2D Mark 772 314
Geekbench - OpenCL 32384 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1325.07 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.057 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.946 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 425.709 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10566 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3338 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10566 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3338 2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 156 194

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Intel HD Graphics 4600

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Generation 7.5
Code name GP106 Haswell GT2
Launch date 18 August 2016 3 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Place in performance rating 388 1359
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1708 MHz 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 1152 20
Texture fill rate 123.0 GTexel / s 5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 392 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 250 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 1

Technologies

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