GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs GT 640M Mac Edition

Place in performance ranking	1049	328
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.44
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GK107	N17P-G1 Max-Q
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 February 2013 (11 years ago)	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price	$50	$1010

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	1280
Core clock speed	745 MHz	1063 - 1265 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1341 - 1480 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	60 - 70 Watt
Texture fill rate	23.84	118.4
Floating-point performance	572.2 gflops	3,789 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6.144 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40 GB/s	192.2 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12.0
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	3.0	6.1

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	5−6 −1560%	83 +1560%
4K	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−1150%

300−310
+1150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −1200%	650−700 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −1150%	300−310 +1150%
Far Cry 5	62 −1271%	850−900 +1271%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −1210%	550−600 +1210%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1289%	1000−1050 +1289%
Hitman 3	27−30 −1279%	400−450 +1279%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1293%	850−900 +1293%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −1273%	700−750 +1273%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −1295%	600−650 +1295%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −1254%	650−700 +1254%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −1227%	650−700 +1227%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −1200%	650−700 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −1150%	300−310 +1150%
Far Cry 5	54 −1289%	750−800 +1289%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −1210%	550−600 +1210%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1289%	1000−1050 +1289%
Hitman 3	27−30 −1279%	400−450 +1279%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1293%	850−900 +1293%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −1273%	700−750 +1273%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −1295%	600−650 +1295%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −1254%	650−700 +1254%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66 −1264%	900−950 +1264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −1227%	650−700 +1227%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −1150%	300−310 +1150%
Far Cry 5	40 −1275%	550−600 +1275%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1289%	1000−1050 +1289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −1293%	850−900 +1293%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −1254%	650−700 +1254%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −1186%	450−500 +1186%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −1227%	650−700 +1227%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−1295%

600−650
+1295%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −1233%	400−450 +1233%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −1150%	350−400 +1150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −1233%	200−210 +1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −1268%	260−270 +1268%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1275%	110−120 +1275%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −1279%	400−450 +1279%
Hitman 3	18−20 −1289%	250−260 +1289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −1196%	350−400 +1196%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1150%	350−400 +1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−1100%

300−310
+1100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −1233%	200−210 +1233%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%
Hitman 3	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −1150%	300−310 +1150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1275%	110−120 +1275%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Far Cry 5	12 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1281%	290−300 +1281%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −1233%	200−210 +1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −1233%	80−85 +1233%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−1257%

190−200
+1257%

This is how GT 640M Mac Edition and GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 1560% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 1400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.09	15.25
Recency	3 February 2013	30 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6.144 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	60 Watt