RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Place in performance ranking	218	321
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.32	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP106	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 December 2017 (6 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 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	2048
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	136.7	98.37
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and RTX A500 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.

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	4 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB/s	96 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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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 HD	90−95 +50%	60 −50%
1440p	45−50 +45.2%	31 −45.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+45.8%

24−27

−45.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +50%	50−55 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +38.9%	35−40 −38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +42.9%	40−45 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +50.7%	70−75 −50.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +45.2%	60−65 −45.2%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +44.2%	50−55 −44.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +42.9%	77 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +50%	50−55 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +50%	50−55 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +38.9%	35−40 −38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +42.9%	40−45 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +50.7%	70−75 −50.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +45.2%	60−65 −45.2%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +44.2%	50−55 −44.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +45.2%	62 −45.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +49.1%	57 −49.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +50%	50−55 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +38.9%	35−40 −38.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +50.7%	70−75 −50.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +45.2%	60−65 −45.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +48.1%	54 −48.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +45.2%	31 −45.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +50%	50−55 −50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+51.2%

40−45

−51.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +37.9%	27−30 −37.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Hitman 3	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +41%	39 −41%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+40%

24−27

−40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Hitman 3	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+50%

14−16

−50%

This is how GTX 1060 5 GB and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 5 GB is 50% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 5 GB is 45% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.46	15.48
Recency	26 December 2017	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt