GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregate performance score

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB provides good gaming and benchmark performance at 26.61% of a leader's which is GeForce RTX 4090.

Summary

NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB sales 19 July 2016 at a recommended price of $299 . This is a desktop graphics card based on a Pascal architecture and made with 16 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 6 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 2 GHz are supplied, and together with 192 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 192.2 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a dual-slot graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 250 mm. 1x 6-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 120 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking206
Place by popularity9
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.17
Power efficiency15.20of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP106
Market segmentDesktop
Release date19 July 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed1506 MHzof 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed1709 MHzof 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors4,400 millionof 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology16 nmof 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattof 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate136.7of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPSof 109.7 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs48of 192 (GRID A100A)
TMUs80of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
Length250 mm
Width2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory typeGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GBof 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width192 Bitof 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed2002 MHzof 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sof 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI+
G-SYNC support+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.4
OpenGL4.6
OpenCL1.2
Vulkan1.2.131
CUDA6.1

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 6 GB 26.61

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1060 6 GB 17401

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1060 6 GB 55893

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1060 6 GB 12984

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 6 GB 77035

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 6 GB 437988

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 1060 6 GB 9091

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 1060 6 GB 46

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 1060 6 GB 6

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 1060 6 GB 51

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 1060 6 GB 35

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

GTX 1060 6 GB 32

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 1060 6 GB 64

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

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SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

GTX 1060 6 GB 64

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

GTX 1060 6 GB 103

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

GTX 1060 6 GB 51

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

GTX 1060 6 GB 46

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

GTX 1060 6 GB 6

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

GTX 1060 6 GB 35

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

GTX 1060 6 GB 32

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

GTX 1060 6 GB 6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD90
1440p47
4K30

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.32
1440p6.36
4K9.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
Battlefield 5 89
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
Far Cry 5 83
Far Cry New Dawn 82
Forza Horizon 4 279
Hitman 3 50−55
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
Metro Exodus 92
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 135
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
Battlefield 5 78
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
Far Cry 5 64
Far Cry New Dawn 64
Forza Horizon 4 260
Hitman 3 50−55
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
Metro Exodus 78
Red Dead Redemption 2 69
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 183
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
Far Cry 5 50
Forza Horizon 4 73
Hitman 3 50−55
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 48
Far Cry New Dawn 43

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
Far Cry 5 31
Forza Horizon 4 196
Hitman 3 30−35
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
Metro Exodus 50
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24
Far Cry New Dawn 22
Hitman 3 21−24
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
Metro Exodus 25
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
Far Cry 5 15
Forza Horizon 4 38
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 22

Closest competitors

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.


AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is Radeon R9 FURY X, which is slower by 7% and lower by 12 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB:

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Similar GPUs

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Recommended processors

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