RTX 2000 Mobile Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking202not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation2.37no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGP106AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 August 2016 (7 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$1112 (5.6x MSRP)no data

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 cores11523072
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1708 MHz2115 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate123.0203.0
Floating-point performance3,935 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and RTX 2000 Mobile Ada Generation 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8008 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s256.0 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
CUDA6.18.9

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 18 August 2016 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and RTX 2000 Mobile Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop card while RTX 2000 Mobile Ada Generation is a notebook one.


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