NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 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

  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9777 vs 8161
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 771 vs 444
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 32371 vs 31072
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 115.073 vs 111.55
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 31.946 vs 19.803
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 3654
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 3654
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9777 vs 8161
PassMark - G2D Mark 771 vs 444
Geekbench - OpenCL 32371 vs 31072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 vs 111.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.946 vs 19.803
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 vs 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 vs 3654

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

  • Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 133.6 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
  • Around 11% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1152
  • Around 9% better floating-point performance: 4,275 gflops vs 3,935 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 3 GB
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1371.266 vs 1325.07
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.49 vs 8.057
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 509.222 vs 425.709
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12645 vs 10566
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3338
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12645 vs 10566
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3338
  • 23.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3677 vs 159
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 133.6 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 1152
Floating-point performance 4,275 gflops vs 3,935 gflops
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1371.266 vs 1325.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.49 vs 8.057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 509.222 vs 425.709
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12645 vs 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12645 vs 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3677 vs 159

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9777
8161
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
771
444
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
32371
31072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
115.073
111.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1325.07
1371.266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.057
8.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.946
19.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
425.709
509.222
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
159
3677
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 9777 8161
PassMark - G2D Mark 771 444
Geekbench - OpenCL 32371 31072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 111.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1325.07 1371.266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.057 8.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.946 19.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 425.709 509.222
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10566 12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3338 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10566 12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3338 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 159 3677

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Pascal
Code name GP106 GP106B
Launch date 18 August 2016 15 August 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $237.11
Place in performance rating 391 392
Type Desktop Laptop
Price now $229.99
Value for money (0-100) 49.49

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1708 MHz 1708 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1506 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops 4,275 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 16 nm
Pipelines 1152 1280
Texture fill rate 123.0 GTexel / s 133.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 4,400 million
CUDA cores 1280
Maximum GPU temperature 94 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 250 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s 192 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
Surround
Virtual Reality
VR Ready