RTX A3000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Aggregated performance score

GTX 1060 3 GB
2016
3 GB GDDR5
24.77

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB by 34% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking202151
Place by popularity23not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation2.37no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP106GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 August 2016 (7 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years 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 cores11524096
Core clock speed1506 MHz1080 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate123.0237.6
Floating-point performance3,935 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and RTX A3000 Mobile 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 sizeno datalarge
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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed8008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
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 Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA6.18.6

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 HD70−75
−41.4%
99
+41.4%
1440p30−35
−53.3%
46
+53.3%
4K30−35
−40%
42
+40%

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 24.77 33.09
Recency 18 August 2016 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 130 Watt

The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
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