GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs 6600

Place in the ranking	1369	239
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	13.47
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	NV43 A2	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2004 (20 years ago)	26 December 2017 (7 years ago)

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	300 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	146 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.400	136.7
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	40
TMUs	8	80

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	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	250 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	5 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	250 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	160.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	-	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 6600 0.22

GTX 1060 5 GB 23.56
+10609%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 6600 86

GTX 1060 5 GB 9075
+10452%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.22	23.56
Recency	12 August 2004	26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	5 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	16 nm

GTX 1060 5 GB has a 10609.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.