GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs 930M

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking815not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.46no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM108GP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)18 October 2018 (6 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 cores3841280
Core clock speed549 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed549 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistorsno data7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate13.18136.7
Floating-point processing power0.4216 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs2480

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.7 (5.1)6.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 March 2015 18 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 120 Watt

GeForce 930M has 263.6% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 930M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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