NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and NVIDIA Quadro K6000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 89% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 797 MHz
  • Around 89% higher boost clock speed: 1708 MHz vs 902 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 6008 MHz
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9761 vs 8060
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 772 vs 535
  • Around 34% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 32308 vs 24089
  • Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 115.073 vs 67.178
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.057 vs 7.435
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 425.709 vs 355.166
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 August 2016 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 797 MHz
Boost clock speed 1708 MHz vs 902 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 225 Watt
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 6008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9761 vs 8060
PassMark - G2D Mark 772 vs 535
Geekbench - OpenCL 32308 vs 24089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 vs 67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.057 vs 7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 425.709 vs 355.166

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K6000

  • Around 76% higher texture fill rate: 216.5 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 2880 vs 1152
  • Around 32% better floating-point performance: 5,196 gflops vs 3,935 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 3 GB
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1816.61 vs 1325.07
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 88.889 vs 31.946
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12657 vs 10566
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3338
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12657 vs 10566
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3338
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 216.5 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2880 vs 1152
Floating-point performance 5,196 gflops vs 3,935 gflops
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1816.61 vs 1325.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 88.889 vs 31.946
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12657 vs 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3711 vs 3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12657 vs 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3711 vs 3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3338

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K6000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9761
8060
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
772
535
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
32308
24089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
115.073
67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1325.07
1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.057
7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.946
88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
425.709
355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10566
12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3338
3356
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB NVIDIA Quadro K6000
PassMark - G3D Mark 9761 8060
PassMark - G2D Mark 772 535
Geekbench - OpenCL 32308 24089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 115.073 67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1325.07 1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.057 7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.946 88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 425.709 355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 10566 12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3338 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 10566 12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3338 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3851

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name GP106 GK110B
Launch date 18 August 2016 23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $5,265
Place in performance rating 372 374
Type Desktop Workstation
Price now $833.98
Value for money (0-100) 11.34

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1708 MHz 902 MHz
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 797 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops 5,196 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1152 2880
Texture fill rate 123.0 GTexel / s 216.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 225 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 7,080 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 250 mm 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s 288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5