Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking203not rated
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.36no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP106GA10B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 August 2016 (7 years ago)March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $299
Current price$1112 (5.6x MSRP)$610 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores11521024
Core clock speed1506 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate123.020.00
Floating-point performance3,935 gflopsno data

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 x4
Length250 mm70 mm
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8008 MHz4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s68.29 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA6.18.6

Pros & cons summary


Cost $199 $299
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
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