GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2 vs ATI 3D Rage PRO AGP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 3 (1997−1998) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Rage PRO | GP106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 1997 (28 years ago) | 5 January 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 75 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1709 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 350 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.08 | 136.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 48 |
| TMUs | 1 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 480 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1536 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 1x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 250 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | SDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 75 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 600.0 MB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x VGA | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 1997 | 5 January 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 350 nm | 16 nm |
GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2 has an age advantage of 20 years, a 307100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2087.5% more advanced lithography process.
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