Arc Pro A40 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking264not rated
Place by popularity27not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.89no data
Power efficiency14.53no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP106DG2-128
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 August 2016 (9 years ago)8 August 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores11521024
Core clock speed1506 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1700 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate123.0108.8
Floating-point processing power3.935 TFLOPS3.482 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs7264
Ray Tracing Coresno data8
L1 Cache432 KBno data
L2 Cache1536 KB4 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA6.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 August 2016 8 August 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

Arc Pro A40 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Arc Pro A40. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop graphics card while Arc Pro A40 is a workstation one.

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