GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs GTX 1060 5 GB

Place in performance ranking	218	155
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.31	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP106	GN20-E3 GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 December 2017 (6 years ago)	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$203	no data

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	1280	3840
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	817 MHz
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	1702 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	136.7	171.0
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB/s	336.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	6.1	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 5 GB 23.46

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.50
+38.5%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms GTX 1060 5 GB by 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1060 5 GB 9058

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+38.6%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms GTX 1060 5 GB by 39% in Passmark.

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	70−75 −44.3%	101 +44.3%
1440p	50−55 −42%	71 +42%
4K	30−35 −40%	42 +40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

70−75
−47.1%

103

+47.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −47.5%	55−60 +47.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −52%	76 +52%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −41.3%	100−110 +41.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −46.7%	65−70 +46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −43.3%	86 +43.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −46%	70−75 +46%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −49.1%	80−85 +49.1%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −45.6%	130−140 +45.6%
Hitman 3	75−80 −41.3%	106 +41.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −50.9%	166 +50.9%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −49.1%	164 +49.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −49.1%	80−85 +49.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −39.3%	195 +39.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −47.3%	81 +47.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −47.5%	55−60 +47.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −42.2%	64 +42.2%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −41.3%	100−110 +41.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −46.7%	65−70 +46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −53.3%	69 +53.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −46%	70−75 +46%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −49.1%	80−85 +49.1%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −45.6%	130−140 +45.6%
Hitman 3	65−70 −43.1%	93 +43.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −45.4%	189 +45.4%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −41.3%	106 +41.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −41.4%	99 +41.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −43.6%	158 +43.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 −42%	142 +42%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −43.6%	158 +43.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −47.5%	55−60 +47.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −40%	56 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −46.7%	65−70 +46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −55%	62 +55%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −46%	70−75 +46%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −45.6%	130−140 +45.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −41.2%	120 +41.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 −40%	140 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −41.8%	78 +41.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −53.3%	46 +53.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

−47.7%

96
+47.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −55%	60−65 +55%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 −41.4%	99 +41.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −60%	48 +60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −60%	48 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −44.4%	39 +44.4%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −40%	84 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −46.7%	65−70 +46.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 −42.2%	64 +42.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −41.7%	85 +41.7%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −41.7%	85 +41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −44.3%	101 +44.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −41.7%	34 +41.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−45.5%

80
+45.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −52.4%	30−35 +52.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −44.4%	24−27 +44.4%
Hitman 3	27−30 −51.9%	41 +51.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −44.4%	35−40 +44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −40%	42 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −57.1%	55 +57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −57.1%	11 +57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −42.9%	20−22 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −50%	15 +50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −42.5%	57 +42.5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −42.9%	50 +42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −58.3%	19 +58.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−46.7%

44
+46.7%

This is how GTX 1060 5 GB and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 44% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 42% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 40% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.46	32.50
Recency	26 December 2017	4 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt