NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 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 1650 Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 510x more texture fill rate: 69.72 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • 3.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36290 vs 35369
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 129.465 vs 119.148
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 78.563 vs 21.766
  • 3.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2954 vs 907
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs 19 July 2016
Texture fill rate 69.72 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 36290 vs 35369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 129.465 vs 119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 78.563 vs 21.766
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3707 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3707 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 vs 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2954 vs 907

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

  • Around 48% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1020 MHz
  • Around 37% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1245 MHz
  • Around 43% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 896
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • 4x more memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 2000 MHz (8000 MHz effective)
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 10079 vs 6222
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 747 vs 326
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1373.562 vs 1047.553
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.694 vs 7.88
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 454.799 vs 346.529
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12442 vs 8824
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12442 vs 8824
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1506 MHz vs 1020 MHz
Boost clock speed 1709 MHz vs 1245 MHz
Pipelines 1280 vs 896
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 2000 MHz (8000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 10079 vs 6222
PassMark - G2D Mark 747 vs 326
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1373.562 vs 1047.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.694 vs 7.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 454.799 vs 346.529
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12442 vs 8824
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12442 vs 8824

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6222
10079
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
326
747
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36290
35369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
129.465
119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1047.553
1373.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.88
8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
78.563
21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
346.529
454.799
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8824
12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3707
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8824
12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3707
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2954
907
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark - G3D Mark 6222 10079
PassMark - G2D Mark 326 747
Geekbench - OpenCL 36290 35369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 129.465 119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1047.553 1373.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 7.88 8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 78.563 21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 346.529 454.799
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8824 12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3707 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8824 12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3707 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2954 907

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Essentials

Architecture Turing Pascal
Code name TU117 GP106
Launch date 23 April 2019 19 July 2016
Place in performance rating 447 356
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $299

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1245 MHz 1709 MHz
Core clock speed 1020 MHz 1506 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 69.72 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 4.462 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 2.231 TFLOPS
Pipelines 896 1280
Pixel fill rate 39.84 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 69.72 GTexel/s 136.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 4700 million 4,400 million
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 250 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (8000 MHz effective) 8008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5