NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 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, 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, 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 2% higher texture fill rate: 136.7 GTexel / s vs 133.6 GTexel / s
Around 2% better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 4,275 gflops
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9058 vs 8161
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 618 vs 444
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 33562 vs 29395
Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3908 vs 3666

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 December 2017 vs 15 August 2016
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz vs 1708 MHz
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s vs 133.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops vs 4,275 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9058 vs 8161
PassMark - G2D Mark	618 vs 444
Geekbench - OpenCL	33562 vs 29395
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3908 vs 3666

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Around 20% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 5 GB
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12645 vs 10818
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3654 vs 3417
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12645 vs 10818
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3654 vs 3417

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 5 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12645 vs 10818
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3654 vs 3417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12645 vs 10818
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3654 vs 3417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3358

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9058

8161

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

618

444

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

33562

29395

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

12645

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

3654

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

12645

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

3654

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3359

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3908

3666

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	9058	8161
PassMark - G2D Mark	618	444
Geekbench - OpenCL	33562	29395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	10818	12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3417	3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	10818	12645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3417	3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3908	3666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		111.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1371.266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		8.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		19.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		509.222

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Pascal
Code name	GP106	GP106B
Launch date	26 December 2017	15 August 2016
Place in performance rating	308	401
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$237.11
Price now		$229.99
Value for money (0-100)		49.49
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	1708 MHz
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1506 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	4,275 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	16 nm
Pipelines	1280	1280
Texture fill rate	136.7 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	5 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB / s	192 GB / s
Memory bus width	160 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