NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 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: 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 8 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2.4x more core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1063 MHz
  • Around 78% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1480 MHz
  • 2675.7x more texture fill rate: 316.8 GTexel/s vs 118.4 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
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101650 vs 30492
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1081 vs 402
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19722 vs 7846
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 311.253 vs 147.271
  • 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 33.932 vs 8.754
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 169.697 vs 98.592
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1500.926 vs 416.14
  • 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 1681.162
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2023 vs 27 June 2017
Core clock speed 2505 MHz vs 1063 MHz
Boost clock speed 2640 MHz vs 1480 MHz
Texture fill rate 316.8 GTexel/s vs 118.4 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 30492
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 vs 402
PassMark - G3D Mark 19722 vs 7846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 311.253 vs 147.271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 33.932 vs 8.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 vs 98.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 vs 416.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 vs 1681.162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • 3.6x more memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
  • Around 44% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3316 vs 2302
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 200 Watt
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3316 vs 2302

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
101650
30492
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1081
402
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19722
7846
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2302
3316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
311.253
147.271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.932
8.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
169.697
98.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1500.926
416.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6622.553
1681.162
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Geekbench - OpenCL 101650 30492
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 402
PassMark - G3D Mark 19722 7846
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2302 3316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 311.253 147.271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 33.932 8.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 98.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 416.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 1681.162
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12767
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12767
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Essentials

Architecture Ada Lovelace Pascal
Code name AD106 GP106
Launch date 2023 27 June 2017
Place in performance rating 75 355
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2640 MHz 1480 MHz
Core clock speed 2505 MHz 1063 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 118.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 80 Watt
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops
Transistor count 4,400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a No outputs
G-SYNC support

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 None
Laptop size large

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
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready