NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE 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 Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 44% higher core clock speed: 1063 MHz vs 736 MHz
  • 3.4x more texture fill rate: 118.4 GTexel / s vs 35.33 GTexel / s
  • 4.4x more pipelines: 1280 vs 288
  • 4.5x better floating-point performance: 3,789 gflops vs 847.9 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • 6x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.1x more memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 3828 MHz
  • 4.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7846 vs 1851
  • 4.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 30492 vs 7032
  • 8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 147.271 vs 18.456
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1681.162 vs 618.773
  • 5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.754 vs 1.693
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 98.592 vs 27.232
  • 8.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 416.14 vs 50.114
  • 4.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12767 vs 2970
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3712 vs 3114
  • 4.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12767 vs 2970
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3712 vs 3114
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 June 2017 vs 20 February 2012
Core clock speed 1063 MHz vs 736 MHz
Texture fill rate 118.4 GTexel / s vs 35.33 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 288
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops vs 847.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 3828 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 7846 vs 1851
Geekbench - OpenCL 30492 vs 7032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 147.271 vs 18.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1681.162 vs 618.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.754 vs 1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 98.592 vs 27.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 416.14 vs 50.114
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12767 vs 2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3712 vs 3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12767 vs 2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3712 vs 3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 467 vs 402
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 467 vs 402

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7846
1851
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
402
467
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
30492
7032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
147.271
18.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1681.162
618.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.754
1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
98.592
27.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
416.14
50.114
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12767
2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3712
3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12767
2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3712
3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3356
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
PassMark - G3D Mark 7846 1851
PassMark - G2D Mark 402 467
Geekbench - OpenCL 30492 7032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 147.271 18.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1681.162 618.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.754 1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 98.592 27.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 416.14 50.114
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12767 2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3712 3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12767 2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3712 3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3316 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Fermi 2.0
Code name GP106 GF114
Launch date 27 June 2017 20 February 2012
Place in performance rating 355 936
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $89.99
Price now $89.99
Value for money (0-100) 28.95

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1480 MHz
Core clock speed 1063 MHz 736 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops 847.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1280 288
Texture fill rate 118.4 GTexel / s 35.33 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 1,950 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
G-SYNC support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Length 210 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s 91.87 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 3828 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready