NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 66% higher core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1506 MHz
  • Around 54% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1709 MHz
  • 2317.5x more texture fill rate: 316.8 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 3840 vs 1280
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101650 vs 35369
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1081 vs 747
  • Around 96% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19722 vs 10079
  • 2.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2302 vs 907
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 311.253 vs 119.148
  • 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 33.932 vs 8.694
  • 7.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 169.697 vs 21.766
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1500.926 vs 454.799
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 1373.562
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2023 vs 19 July 2016
Core clock speed 2505 MHz vs 1506 MHz
Boost clock speed 2640 MHz vs 1709 MHz
Texture fill rate 316.8 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 3840 vs 1280
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 101650 vs 35369
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 vs 747
PassMark - G3D Mark 19722 vs 10079
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2302 vs 907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 311.253 vs 119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 33.932 vs 8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 vs 21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 vs 454.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 vs 1373.562

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • 3.6x more memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 200 Watt
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
101650
35369
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1081
747
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19722
10079
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2302
907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
311.253
119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.932
8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
169.697
21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1500.926
454.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6622.553
1373.562
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench - OpenCL 101650 35369
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 747
PassMark - G3D Mark 19722 10079
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2302 907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 311.253 119.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 33.932 8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 454.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 1373.562
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12442
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Essentials

Architecture Ada Lovelace Pascal
Code name AD106 GP106
Launch date 2023 19 July 2016
Place in performance rating 75 356
Launch price (MSRP) $299
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2640 MHz 1709 MHz
Core clock speed 2505 MHz 1506 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 316.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 20.28 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.28 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3840 1280
Pixel fill rate 126.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 316.8 GTexel/s 136.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 120 Watt
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Transistor count 4,400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 6-pin
Length 250 mm

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective 8008 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5